Spending Cuts

The Center for American Progress states in a new report that massive cuts to the Pentagon's budget are doable, but should not occur through sequestration. "The amount of cuts to the Pentagon budget mandated by both parts of the debt deal is readily achievable with no sacrifice to our security -- if the cuts are done in a thoughtful manner over the next decade," center writes in the Oct. 31 report. "We also agree that some of those savings in the U.S. defense budget should be redeployed to other parts of the federal government, specifically to those non-military programs that help our nation defend the homeland and prevent global crises from escalating into military confrontations."