Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington D.C., Oct. 13, 2011. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified on the welfare of the U.S. military 10 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo Budget Cuts Take US Military 'To The Edge'- Panetta -- Reuters
'Super committee' urged to cut no more defense spending
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta chided congressional dysfunction and warned that cutting $450 billion in defense spending would take the Pentagon "to the edge" at a hearing on Thursday punctuated by anti-war protests.
Panetta, in his first appearance as Pentagon chief before the Republican-led House Armed Services Committee, said any defense cuts over the $450 billion currently approved for the next decade "will truly devastate our national security."
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My Comment: The US debt crisis and its impact on the US defense budget reminds me of the impact that the breakup of the Soviet Union (and subsequent financial meltdown) had on its military ..... in short .... it was not pretty. While the US is not going to break up, the US military will be faced with huge cuts and shortfalls .... and probably more than the cuts that are now projected (my prediction).
Panetta warns about taking the military to the edge .... hmmmm .... from my experience and from what I can see .... the US military budget has already passed the edge of the cliff and we are just waiting for the thump of the body when it hits the ground.
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