Defense Secretary Leon Panetta yesterday warned that efforts to cut beyond a planned reduction of $450 billion over the next 10 years would hollow out the force and not occur on his watch. A congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is weighing up to $1.5 trillion in additional government-wide savings, and if it and Congress can’t agree on a plan by the end of the year defense spending will be cut by roughly $500 billion more through a sequestration…
Panetta Says No Hollow Force On His Watch
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