Rep. Adam Smith (WA), the Democrat poised to lead the House Armed Services Committee, says he is ready to take on Republicans pushing for an increase in defense spending and wants to reorient the conversation toward a more fiscally restrained national security strategy. "That's the type of analysis I would like to see -- where could you save money?" Smith told reporters at a Dec. 12 Washington breakfast. "That's the discussion I would like to have. The difficulty is going...