At a time when politicians are looking to cut back the federal budget, the United States needs to expand the military’s budget, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) said Tuesday. Otherwise, the Tea Party favorite warned, troops could run out of toilet paper.Speaking Tuesday at an event at the conservative Heritage Foundation, the West warned against any military cuts and said the military needed to have “strategic mobility” instead of getting tied down in nation-building.
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