Budget Cuts To Bring Military Spending Down To Pre-Civil War Levels

THE PENTAGON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel proposed deep and far-reaching cuts across the military on Monday, vowing to bring spending down to pre-Civil War levels, sources confirmed.

"There are some who would criticize a move towards bringing our military spending down to levels seen in the 1860s," said Hagel. "But these people don't understand the ev…