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Either he is incredibly naive or just plain stupid. Nuclear technology (weapons) aren't ever going to go away. The genie is out of the bottle.
From the sound of it, he's making a strong pitch to the super lefty wing of the democratic party.
I don't think anyone is a fan of wasteful spending, specifically big budget programs that turn into money sucking behemoths. But a 'review' process already exists if costs are justified, the Senator himself doesn't realize it (guess he hasn't been there enough running for President an all) - it's called Congress!
Make as many committees you want or 'review panels'. At the end of the day, it'll be the check and balance between President and Congress that will determine what gets spent. Wasteful spending? How about welfare hand outs?
The esteemed Senator may not realize that spending from this war has trickled down into small communities, factories, businesses, etc, keeping manufacturing afloat in many cases where it wouldn't because the only customer is DOD. If you're gonna do "welfare", at least make people work for something in return (in this case the defense of the country).
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