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02 15th, 2012|
AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the nation’s top military leader on Tuesday defended the Pentagon’s slimmed-down, $614 billion budget, telling lawmakers it’s time to show Congress is serious about reducing the deficit.
Oct
13
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Reuters - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday that cutting $450 billion in security spending over the next decade would take the Pentagon “to the edge” and appealed for U.S. lawmakers to avoid further cuts in national security.
Sep
13
Reuters - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved defense spending of about $630 billion for the 2012 fiscal year, freezing the Pentagon’s base budget at $513 billion for a second straight year while seeking nearly $118 billion for U.S. wars abroad.
Aug
31
AP - David Petraeus, the general widely credited with rescuing a failing U.S. war in Iraq, retired from the Army on Wednesday with a word of warning: Coming budget cuts must not impair the U.S. military’s ability to fight a full range of conflicts, from major land wars to Iraq-like insurgencies.
Aug
5
AFP - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday he was “particularly concerned” about the possibility of further cuts in military spending under a compromise deal to avert a US debt default.
Aug
4
AFP - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday he was “particularly concerned” about the possibility of further cuts in military spending under a compromise deal to avert a US debt default.