Thursday, October 25, 2012

Former U.S. CNO: The Upcoming Defense Budget Cuts Through Sequestration Is Like 'Shooting The Military In The Head'

Photo: Adm. Gary Roughead. Wikipedia

Inside The Ring: Former CNO on Sequester -- Washington Times

Retired Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations until a year ago, said the coming defense budget sequester will be tantamount to shooting the military in the head.

Adm. Roughead said during a conference at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif., that the $489 billion in defense cuts already imposed over the past two years were “done quite well.”

“We worked very hard to do that, and I can say that as you look at the military today, and look at that money that was taken out of the budget, you are still able to see the military do the things that you expect it to do,” he said.

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My Comment: More blunt talk from retired Adm. Gary Roughead.

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