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WASHINGTON - Since taking office, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld wisely has pushed ahead with an in-depth review of Pentagon policies, arguing that America first must clarify its military strategy - and identify potential threats - before approving steep budget increases for defense. The Pentagon...

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Published inThe Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)
Main Author Shanahan, Jack
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore, Md Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 29.06.2001
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Rumsfeld, Donald H
WASHINGTON
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Summary:WASHINGTON - Since taking office, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld wisely has pushed ahead with an in-depth review of Pentagon policies, arguing that America first must clarify its military strategy - and identify potential threats - before approving steep budget increases for defense. The Pentagon already consumes about half of the discretionary budget. Add to these uncertainties the inability of the Pentagon budget to pass an audit, which means that Congress and the American people don't even know with certainty what's in the Pentagon inventory, including everything from weapons to beds. Members of Congress, defense contractors and the different branches of the armed forces fear that their pet weapons systems, like the F-22 fighter, the troubled V-22 Osprey and the Virginia Class submarine, could fall by the wayside as a result of Mr. Rumsfeld's Pentagon review.
ISSN:1930-8965