More Concerns On What U.S. Defense Cuts Would Mean To The Military And National Security

Military Troops, Retirees Fear What Deep Cuts In Pentagon Could Mean For Popular Programs -- Washington Post/AP

WASHINGTON — From the helicopters they fly to the base housing where their children sleep at night, U.S troops and their families are directly affected by the prospect of deep cuts in the Pentagon’s budget, which surely will shrink over the coming decade as the military closes out two wars, trims its ranks and possibly chops some budget-busting weapons systems.

And the troops’ concerns don’t end when they take off the uniform: Many retirees are dependent on the military’s health insurance. With Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s blunt acknowledgment this week that the Pentagon “has to do its part” to meet the public clamor for deficit reduction, there’s much angst among the uniformed services.

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More News On The Impact Of Pentagon Budget Cuts

Meeting our Fiscal and National Security Responsibility (Panetta's Message) -- U.S. Department of Defense
Panetta warns against ‘doomsday’ cuts of $600 billion in defense spending -- Washington Post
Leon Panetta warns against Pentagon budget cuts -- SFGate
US Military Chiefs Warn Against Further Defense Cuts -- Voice of America
Pentagon Grocery Stores, Troops May Lose in $825 Billion Cuts -- Bloomberg
Panetta Pleads for No More Cuts in Defense Spending -- New York Times
Panetta Sounds Alarm On Defense-Cut Trigger -- Wall Street Journal
Panetta Offers to ‘Educate’ Congress on Pentagon ‘Doomsday’ Cuts -- Bloomberg
Panetta: Cuts could damage U.S. defense -- UPI
Pentagon warns against additional cuts -- Washington Times
Panetta: Further DoD cuts impossible -- Navy Times
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warns against more cuts in Pentagon budget -- Washington Post
Pentagon wary of spending cuts 'trigger' -- The Hill
Panetta's Blunt Talk On Military Cuts No Surprise -- NBC Bay Area
Panetta Leading Charge in Guns vs. Butter Battle -- National Defense
Uncertainty surrounds looming defense cuts -- Washington Post
Defense Discipline: Good; Trigger Cuts: Bad -- Gordon Adams, Time
Panetta—Pentagon’s Friend or Obama Stalking Horse? -- James Carafano, Heritage Foundation
The Dwindling Constituency for Defense -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary