Defense budget cuts - what should Congress do?

[ganulv]

But since that won't happen any time soon, how about just slashing DoD's budget and transferring it all to State […] ?

I suspect that would be a more effective way to achieve U.S. national security interests. But as it entails Congressmen and Senators loosing defense contractor-related lobbyist contributions from their campaigns as well as defense contractor-related jobs from their districts I seriously doubt it will happen. Sadly.