The Democrat takeover of the House means ever further setbacks U.S. defense readiness. Sebastian Jungers book The Perfect Storm chronicled an unusual weather event when several storm fronts combined to create a storm of unimaginable strength. Years of cuts in defense spending, the atrophying of our forces strained by seventeen years of war, President Trumps sudden decision to cut Pentagon spending willy-nilly, and the Democrats taking control of the House has created a perfect political storm that will batter the Pentagon and enormously damage our national security.