Photo: Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta testifies to the House Armed Services Committee at the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 13, 2011. Panetta along with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, U.S. Army, testified on the welfare of the U.S. military ten years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. DoD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo.
Panetta Says Deeper Defense Cuts Would Push Size Of Ground Force To 1940 Level -- Washington Post/AP
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is painting a dire picture of deeper defense cuts: the smallest number of ground forces since 1940, the smallest number of ships since 1915, the smallest Air Force ever.
Panetta warned Monday against the automatic, across-the-board cuts if Congress’ supercommittee fails to come up with a $1.2 trillion deficit-cutting plan by Nov. 23. If the panel stumbles, the Pentagon faces some $500 billion in reductions in projected spending over 10 years — on top of the $450 billion already under way.
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