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	Podcast:		Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
	Episode:		Is Cutting The Pentagon's Budget A Gift To Our Enemies?
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:52:30
	Publish Date:		2013-06-24 16:40:00
	Description:		Political gridlock in Washington triggered across-the-board spending cuts, known as the sequester, in March. As a result, the Pentagon was given six months to eliminate $41 billion from the current year’s budget, and unlike past cuts, this time everything is on the table. In 2011, America spent $711 billion dollars on its defense—more than the next 13 highest spending countries combined. But the burdens it shoulders, both at home and abroad, are unprecedented. Could the sequester be a rare opportunity to overhaul the armed forces, or will its impact damage military readiness and endanger national security? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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