Democratic Platform Supports More Defense Cuts -- Defense News
The U.S. Democratic Party’s 2012 policy platform signals it would welcome additional Pentagon spending reductions, and targets for cuts “outdated Cold War-era systems” such as nuclear weapons.
The set of policies endorsed this week at the party’s national convention in Charlotte, N.C., calls for “tough budgetary decisions,” but it does not call for voiding $500 billion in national defense spending cuts that would kick in Jan. 2 if lawmakers fail to enact a broader $1.2 trillion deficit-reduction package.
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My Comment: No calls to void sequestration that will kick in on Jan. 2 if there is no budget debt agreement. Hmmmm .... I guess they made the decision to not go after the military vote.
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