Richard Nixon: “I think 1971 will be known as the year of action.”

A number of provisions authorize spending for unneeded equipment and could thus inflate defense spending unnecessarily at a time when we all should recognize the need to avoid waste.

We think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended.

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.

Our military forces deter potential aggressors and, together with those of our allies, serve to assure the continued security of the free world.