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National Defense Spending Would Plummet Under Obama's Budget

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President Obama's lean defense strategy would create a hollow force and exacerbate today's readiness crisis. Decreases in funding for the core defense program mean losing capabilities that are crucial for the military to fulfill its constitutional duty to provide for the common defense.

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PERCENTAGE OF GDP

National Defense Spending Would Plummet Under Obama's Budget

Source: Office of Management and Budget.