>> senator jim imhoff is the top republican on the armed services says no, we can't.r troops are stretched thin. the defense budget has been slashed to historically low level. no red line should have been drawn without the strategy and funding to support it." so this further proof the debt is a security risk? hi, even. i'm david asman. welcome to "forbes on fox." in focus with steve forbes, himself. elizabeth macdonald. sabrina schaefer. rich karlgad. john candy. is this putting us in danger? >> it is. it's difficult to follow the powell doctrine, you remember colin powell. he said we ought to have the resources to fight two wars at same time in different parts of the world. we can't do that today. we should invest 6% of the gdp in the defense. as we did in the reagan years. we have can't afford to do that because we're so far behind the curve on the debt issue. >> is it a security risk? >> i'll disagree with rich. we spend more than top ten behind us combined on defense. if there is a national security issue, we defend the richest countries and regions in the world w