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    Budget war games are a real threat

    December 8, 2011

    Roanoke Times
    Adrian Cronauer

    Cronauer is a Vietnam War veteran, attorney and radio personality best known as the inspiration for Robin Williams’ character in the film “Good Morning, Vietnam.” He lives in Troutville.

    Rumor has it that Leonardo DiCaprio plans to remake the 1983 blockbuster “WarGames,” in which a [...]

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    Dangerous Cuts

    December 7, 2011

    Scranton Times Tribune
    George Landrith

    Editor: Your Nov. 22 (“Defense industry heads to the chopping block”) article on the coming defense cuts, if anything, understates the danger.  Expert studies show these cuts will put over 35,000 Pennsylvanians out of work, over a million nationwide.   American aerospace manufacturing is the [...]

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    LYONS: Lessons never learned

    December 6, 2011

    Washington Times
    Adm. James A Lyons

    As we mark the 70th anniversary of Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor of Dec. 7, 1941,America is on the verge of committing the same mistakes that helped plunge our nation into its most grievous war.

    The first mistake then was to impose the [...]

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    Additional Defense Cuts Will Weaken Security

    December 5, 2011

    Richmond Times-Dispatch
    Lt. Gen Jerry Boykin

    Editor, Times-Dispatch:   Regarding your editorial “Federal Deficit: It’s the spending” about the supercommittee’s failure to reach a deal understated the impact on national security should automatic, across-the-board budget cuts occur: Project defense spending has already been cut $450 billion over the next [...]
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    Expect deep pain with automatic defense cuts

    December 3, 2011
    Indianapolis Star Arne Pedersen

    The Nov. 22 article “How automatic spending cuts would hit Hoosiers” is correct that the automatic spending cuts triggered by the debt ceiling deal — including $600 billion in defense cuts on top of the $450 billion already passed — could cost Indiana thousands of jobs.

    [...]
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    Super Committee Failure Puts National Security at Risk

    December 2, 2011

    The Baltimore Sun
    Brig. General Stephen C. Boone

    Pundits can argue about the political fallout of the supercommittee failure, but the damage to our national security is indisputable and severe. According to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the resulting defense cuts will hollow out America’s military, slashing fighters, bombers, helicopters, [...]

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    Forced cuts will Hurt DoD and Virginia

    December 2, 2011

    The Free Lance-Star
    Lt. Gen Jerry Boykin

    The damage from the supercommittee’s failure will likely be even greater than Bill Freehling suggests [” Congress’ Failure May Mean Pain For Region’S Economy,” Nov. 27].

    The triggered defense cuts are expected to hit Virginia especially hard, costing over 120,000 jobs (only [...]

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    Coalition for the Common Defense Statement on Super Committee Failure

    November 22, 2011
    For Media Inquiries or to book an interview, please contact: Travis Korson travis@forthecommondefense.org (202)-719-2421

     

    In reaction to today’s announcement of the failure of the congressional “debt super committee,” Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., President of the Center for Security Policy and founding member of the Coalition for the Common [...]
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    “NO” to Defense Cuts – Please Vote in the Fox News poll NOW

    November 21, 2011

    http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/11/21/are-willing-to-cut-defense-to-help-cut-deficit/

    The supercommittee has failed in reaching an agreement to reduce the nation’s mounting debt.  Please vote NOW in the Fox News poll AGAINST cuts to our nation’s military that would, as Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and the Joint Chiefs have said, would decimate our military.  Support [...]

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    House Armed Services: Sequestration Resource Kit

    November 21, 2011

    (Please go to http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm?p=defense-cuts-resources to access links cited below.)

    Sequestration Resource Kit

    For Immediate Release: November 18, 2011 Contact: Claude Chafin or John Noonan 202-225-2539
    Sequestration Resource Kit
    Available Online

    Our military – soldiers and veterans – are facing unprecedented [...]

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