If our assumptions about Iraq or Afghanistan turn out to be overly optimistic, or if global conditions change for the worse, we would be able to adjust the size and schedule of this change or even reverse it altogether.
Discussing potential adjustments to military force reductions based on global conditions.
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An overall sequestration was never a policy that was meant to be implemented. It's a bad idea.
It is best to do this with Russia. The Russian and the U.S. arsenals still really drive this conversation.
And if the President is going to continue to be the Commander in Chief and if he is going to continue to rightfully complain through his Secretary of Defense about the adverse effect of sequestration on our national defense capabilities…
If we find ourselves taking $52 billion out of that request, as would be required if there is no changes in the Budget Control Act, then the suddenness of that decline will cause serious problems.
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