Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen Talks Pentagon Cuts & His New Book “Blink Of An Eye”

November 9, 2011 at 10:07 am

William Cohen spent twenty-four years in office as a Congressperson and a Senator, then crossed party lines to serve as President Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Defense from 1997-2001.

Cohen joined John and Amy to talk about what effect the drastic defense budget cuts that would take place if the Congressional Supercommitte can’t come to an agreement on a debt deal would have on the national security of the US. He also talked about his new book “Blink of an Eye”:

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