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DOD Buzz Dumbs Down Defense Debate
Colin Clark misses the mark in his latest piece for DOD Buzz. Even the title, “GOP To Tea Party: Don’t Cut Defense,” is wrong. The opening sentence is no better. Indeed, it makes two mistakes. “With...
View ArticleDefending Defense: The Threat of the “Super Committee”
The situation looks bleak. The military faces hundreds of billions of dollars in defense cuts while being involved in three military engagements. On the horizon is the new Joint Select Committee on...
View ArticleChoosing Decline: The Meaning of Obama’s Defense Guidance and Budget
The Defending Defense project—a joint initiative of AEI, the Foreign Policy Initiative, and the Heritage Foundation—brought together Senators Jon Kyl (R–AZ), Kelly Ayotte (R–NH), and Lindsey Graham...
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‘Defending Our Defenders': Forbes Kicks Off Tour in Chesapeake, Virginia
Representatives Randy Forbes (R–VA) and Scott Rigell (R–VA) will be hosting a listening session in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Monday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Conference Center. This event,...
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Defending Defense: Sequestration Must Be Stopped
America is nearing a decisive moment. Unless Congress acts to change current law, automatic sequestration cuts will slash future spending on national defense across the board by more than $500...
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Sequestration’s Shadow on the Defense Industrial Base
Unless the President and Congress change current law, the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces will soon face an indiscriminate, across-the-board cut of more than $500 billion over the next decade....
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Flawed Sequestration Report Reinforces Need to Reverse Damaging Defense Cuts
The Obama Administration’s recent report on how it would slash nearly $500 billion more from national defense over the next decade leaves lawmakers, the military, the defense industry, and the...
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Key Facts About the Military Budget
“Governor Romney’s plan calls for…$2 trillion in additional military spending that the military hasn’t asked for.” —President Obama, First Presidential Debate, October 3, 2012 The President has...
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DEFENDING DEFENSE: Don’t Just Delay Defense Sequestration—Stop It
By delaying defense sequestration two months, President Obama and Congress have shown their unambiguous recognition that sequestration’s automatic and indiscriminate cuts to the U.S. military pose...
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