Another assignment for the Post.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: TILTING AT WINDMILLS - Washington Post; Department of Defense and budget sequestration - Brief article

Sequestration provides another example of the kind of story I wish the Post would do. All the stories I have seen seem to accept the Pentagon's claims that the planned budget cuts would do harm to essential defense. Of course, taken together, it is clear that the size of the cuts would almost certainly damage the economy and some parts of our defense, but common sense suggests that there are sensible cuts to be made at the Pentagon.

My own experience in government long ago taught me what I call the "Firemen...