{"id":158,"date":"2012-08-24T18:44:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T18:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comw.org\/pda\/?p=158"},"modified":"2018-05-02T22:32:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T02:32:55","slug":"a-smarter-way-to-trim-the-pentagon-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/a-smarter-way-to-trim-the-pentagon-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"A Smarter Way to Trim the Pentagon Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"htmlLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nation.time.com\/2012\/08\/24\/a-smarter-way-to-trim-the-pentagon-budget\/\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener\">(HTML version)<\/a> <span class=\"varPubAuthor\">by <span class=\"varPubAuthor\">Charles Knight<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"varPubSource\"><span class=\"varPubSource\"><em>Time <\/em>Battleland<\/span>,<\/span> <span class=\"varPubDate\"><span class=\"varPubDate\">24 August 2012<\/span>.<\/span> <span class=\"varPubSum\"><span class=\"varPubSum\"><span class=\"varPubSum\">The <em>Reasonable Defense<\/em> plan demonstrates how carefully conceived changes to the Pentagon budget can be consistent with economic recovery and also provide ample military capacity to protect America and our core commitments abroad.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(HTML version) by Charles Knight, Time Battleland, 24 August 2012. 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