Defense Budget Cuts Will Devastate America's Commitment to the Asia–Pacific

The failure of the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (“super committee”) to come to agreement on reducing the federal deficit raises the real prospect of a total of $1 trillion in cuts to the defense budget over the next decade. These cuts have been put forth with little consideration for their long-term impact: a dangerous degradation of America’s capacity to deter, defend, and defeat her enemies. They will have a particularly negative impact on America’s ability to stabilize and influence Asia, a critical component of U.S. national security. While the past century has seen America establish a strong role in Asia, these gains would be jeopardized by the proposed enormous pending cuts in defense capability.

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