| Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said in February that he fully supports the Pentagon's new budget, which incorporates $487 billion in cuts over 10 years, saying it will "maintain our military's decisive edge and help sustain America's global leadership." Dempsey also said the corresponding strategy has "real buy-in" among top U.S. military leaders. Despite the military's support for President Obama's DOD budget, the House GOP decided in its budget released last week to roll back those cuts, claiming the current levels are not sufficient to protect America's national security. Today at a "policy summit" hosted by the National Journal, managing editor Kristin Roberts asked the GOP's budget guy Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) why the Republicans went "against the advice of the generals." Ryan's response? They were lying: |
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