Leon Panetta actually said...

I think it is also worth pointing out that over the course of the last 10 years, I don't think there is a single person on this committee who would argue that we have done an outstanding job of efficiently and effectively spending those dollars on the defense budget.

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Panetta critiques past defense budget spending efficiency.

02/14/2012

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