Leon Panetta actually said...

It is going to impact on compensation. It is going to impact on training and equipment. It is going to impact on personnel. It is going to impact on every area of the budget. And it is mindless. It does not make sense.

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Panetta criticizes sequestration's detrimental effects on the military budget and operations.

02/07/2012

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