Plan To Cut Weapons Programs Disputed

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From Washington Post:

Defense Supporters Say 100,000 Jobs Are in Jeopardy.

Some of the nation's largest defense contractors, labor unions and trade groups are banding together to argue that the Obama administration is putting 100,000 or more jobs at risk by proposing deep cuts in weapons programs.

The defense industry and its supporters argue that the proposals by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will increase unemployment during a historic economic crisis. Why, they ask, would President Obama push hundreds of billions in stimulus spending to create jobs only to propose weapons cuts that would eliminate tens of thousands of them?

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My Comment: U.S. Budget battles .... a favorite past time for all of our politicians.