The Battle For The Pentagon’s Budget -- Defence Talk
The fight against terrorism reflected the Pentagon’s unpreparedness to conduct low-intensity operations. Now, the battle for the Pentagon’s budget and the struggle to find the right budget balance with a clear mission statement is well under way.
The end of each major war has been traditionally followed by defense cuts. As such, the Obama administration announced cuts of $486 billion over the next 10 years, which was expected. But unless U.S. lawmakers make concessions, a larger and very damaging cuts of an additional $500 billion, known as Sequestration, will take effect. Cutting defense spending too much and too fast is a dangerous precedent.
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