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6. Here are Obama's words Not mine:

Fri Jan 27, 2012, 02:15 PM

Jan 2012

..."Over the next 10 years, the growth in the defense budget will slow, but the fact of the matter is this: It will still grow, because we have global responsibilities that demand our leadership," Obama announced during a rare presidential visit to the Pentagon. "I firmly believe, and I think the American people understand, that we can keep our military strong -- and our nation secure -- with a defense budget that continues to be larger than roughly the next 10 countries combined."...

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/05/politics/pentagon-strategy-shift/index.html

You can spin cuts in proposed increases as cuts but real dollars being spent on the military will continue to rise. Ask the president...

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The Pentagon budget will shrink slightly next year for the first time since 1998 mackattack Jan 2012 #1

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