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News Article
25 January 2012
Pentagon officials announced yesterday that the U.S. defense budget for 2013 will cut military spending by five percent to $525 million, marking the first decrease in the Pentagon’s base budget since Sept. 11. The base proposal does however exclude operations in conflicts such as Iraq and Afghanistan which amounted to $118 billion last year in addition to the main Pentagon operations. The budget proposal is set to be unveiled as President Barack Obama shifts US military focus away from counter-insurgency towards South East Asia.
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