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November 11, 2008

Pentagon Advisory Group: Military Budget “Not Sustainable”
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A senior military advisory group is warning President-elect Obama the
Pentagon’s budget is “not sustainable” and should be scaled back.
According to the Boston Globe, the Defense Business Board has told Obama
to cut expensive and obsolete weapons programs to focus on other
priorities. An internal briefing says, “Business as usual is no longer
an option.” A recent Government Accountability Office report found cost
increases in the Pentagon’s ninety-five largest weapons programs went
nearly $300 billion over initial estimates.



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