Monday, November 14, 2011

`Penatta: Impending 'Huge' Defense Cuts Will Devastate The U.S. Military


Defense Secretary Leon Panetta cited the F-35, the Navy's P-8 Poseidon aircraft, the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle and Navy ships as examples of programs that could be cut under sequestration. Alex Wong / Getty Images

Panetta Details 'Huge' Defense Cuts Should Super Committee Fail -- Aol Defense

Washington: Last week Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the U.S. military would turn into a 'paper tiger' if it is hit with a $1 trillion dollar budget cut over the next decade. Today, he described in painstaking detail what exactly that would mean.

In a letter sent today to Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member John McCain, Panetta listed a litany of programs and services that he said would have to be cut if the congressional super committee fails to cut $1.2 billion from the national debt. The panel has little over a week [...]



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