I agree with that. I think it isn't. It is by no means the cause of the deficits, the huge deficits that we are incurring today.
Leon Panetta: “I agree with that. I think it isn't. It is by no means the cause of the deficits, the huge deficits that we are…”
On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
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Panetta agrees that the defense budget is not the cause of the country's fiscal deficits.
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