William Bennett : On January 2 , the defense budget will automatically be cut by about $ 500B . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of William Bennett . Bennett : ` ` Sequestration '' was meant to spur Washington to make a responsible deal . Now it threatens to gut military , he says . Defense secretary , well , politicians do n't like it . Washington must stop playing politics , he says , leading to budget cuts to end the war .
William Bennett : On January 2 , the defense budget will automatically be cut by about $ 500B . Bennett : ` ` Sequestration '' was meant to spur Washington to make a responsible deal . Now it threatens to gut military , he says . Defense secretary , well , politicians do n't like it . Washington must stop playing politics , he says , leading to budget cuts to end the war .