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February 16, 2012
Defense Sec. Panetta Calls on Congress to Oppose Obama's Automatic Defense Cuts
Testifying on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Congress to prevent $500 billion in defense cuts from automatically taking effect and doing “untold damage” to America’s national security.
The budget mechanism that would put defense cuts on autopilot “is a crazy process that would do untold damage to our national defense,” Panetta told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday. ”It’s a mechanism that would do just kind of blindsided cuts across the board and would really hollow out the force.”
It would be devastating. … Another $500 billion and I’d have to throw the strategy I just presented to you out the window,” Panetta said, speaking about the defense budget for the fiscal year 2013.
Panetta told committee chairman Rep. “Buck” McKeon, a Republican, “I’m prepared to work with you in every way possible to try to work on both sides to try to develop an approach that would de-trigger
Wild Thing's comment......
The nightmare Obama will do any and all he can to destroy our country and then he will say it is Bush's fault.
I HATE Obama to his very core.
Posted by Wild Thing at February 16, 2012 02:47 AM
Comments
Unless this is some type of ploy by Obama, look for Panetta to be replaced soon.
Posted by: BobF at February 16, 2012 07:27 AM
Huh?? Panetta breaking ranks with obama? Something smells!
Posted by: TomR,armed in Texas at February 16, 2012 02:08 PM
Bob and Tom, I was wondering about that too. This is weird.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 17, 2012 03:27 AM
