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Former DoD Brass Ponder Cuts

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

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Former military leaders struggled to identify aspects of the Pentagon budget ripe for cutting yesterday, when they testified before lawmakers preparing to make recommendations to a deficit-reducing panel. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) asked retired Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper and retired Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody at a hearing yesterday: “Where do you see where we could make savings within the current budget?” Smith has taken a slightly different stance…

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