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Sunday, 13 November 2011 09:00
about cuts to the military budget.
He went even further on Thursday, using arguably the strongest rhetorical weapon in his arsenal. Mandatory defense cuts, he warned, would weaken the armed forces to the point that enemies would be emboldened to attack the U. S.In effect, it invites aggression," Panetta said during the new conference, just his second since taking office in July.
Pretty stark stuff. One has to make assumptions about what Panetta means when he means that the armed forces would be weakened by cuts. Does he mean that troops would not have ammunition? Does he mean there would be no fuel for armored vehicles? Does he mean that the United States will lose advantages in weapons technology or advanced research?
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