Panetta defends trimmed Pentagon budget
The plot additionally slashes war expenses. Money in favor of Iraq and Afghanistan spirit jump down from $115 billion this day to $88.5 billion, with fewer than $3 billion spent in favor of security concerning Iraq. It besides cuts concerning semi the amount spent on training and equipping Afghanistans security forces — a solution element to the U.S. effort to step by step withdraw forces and shift security blame to the Afghans.