we re live in charleston, south carolina. it s debate night. after a dramatic day in the republican race for president. iowa declares a new winner. rick perry bows out. 35 hours before the polls open here in south carolina, a dead heat. the southern republican presidential debate starts right now. welcome to the south. the heart of the republican party. where tradition lives. the strongest military in the world. and values matter. we want a conservative on the ticket. tonight, the republican candidates on stage in south carolina for their final debate before the first in the south primary. mitt romney, the front-runner, going for another win. trying to close the deal with skeptical voters. i will work to get good jobs back. newt gingrich, on the rise, trying to harvest conservative report as the field gets smaller. i am the only candidate capable of stopping a moderate from winning the nomination. rick santorum, with renewed momentum, after learning he won i
a southern republican presidential debate starts right now. welcome to the south. the part of the republican party where tradition lives. the strongest military in the world. and values matter. we want a conservative on the ticket. tonight, the republican candidate on stage in south carolina for their final debate before the south primary. mitt romney, the front runner, going for another win. trying to close a deal with skeptical voters. work to get good jobs back. newt gingrich, armed arrived, trying to harness conservative support as the field gets smaller. i am the only candidate capable of stopping a moderate from winning the nomination. rick santorum, with renewed momentum, after learning that he won iowa after all. we defeated mick r eed mitt iowa. ron paul, the insurgent, a powerful force in the first contest with an army of young voters. we are dangerous to the status quo. now, south carolina is ready to put its stamp on the 2012 presidential
ground wars. this strategy and vision will guide the more specific budget decisions that will be finalized and announced in the coming weeks as part of the president s budget. in some cases we will be reducing capabilities that we believe no longer are a top priority but in other cases we will invest in new capabilities to maintain a decisive military edge against a growing array of threats. there s no question, there s no question that we have to make some tradeoffs and this we will be taking, as a result of that, some level of additional but acceptable risk in the budget plan that we release next month. these are not easy choices. we will continue aggressive
components. it means maintaining a strong national guard and reserve. it means retaining a healthy ch cadre of experienced ncos and mid-grade officers and pressuring the preserving the health and viability of the nation s defense industrial base. the strategic guidance that we re providing is the first step in this didn t s goal to build a joint force of 2020, a force sized and shaped differently than the military of the cold war, the post-cold war force of the 1990s, or the force that was built over the past decade to engage in large scale ground wars. this strategy and vision will guide the more specific budget decisions that will
guide the more specific budget decisions that will be finalized and announced in the coming weeks as part of the president s budget. in some cases, we will be reducing capabilities that we believe no longer are a top priority. but in other cases, we will invest in new capabilities to maintain a decisive military edge against a growing array of threats. there s no question, there is no question, that we have to make some tradeoffs. and that we will be taking as a result of that some level of additional but acceptable risk in the budget plan that we release next month. these are not easy choices. we will continue aggressive efforts to weed out waste, reduce overhead, to reform