Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Duncan Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, warned against additional cuts within the defense budget, beyond the $450 billion in reductions outlined by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta for the coming decade.

Published in the Daily Caller

In the 10 years since 9/11, the U.S. military has won in Iraq and decimated al Qaida in Afghanistan. But American security is still threatened on multiple fronts: the epicenter of the global terrorist threat is shifting; Iran’s taunts are growing louder as its pursuit of nuclear technology continues; Russia is showing signs of reverting back to its old ways; and China is undertaking a major military buildup, with a heavy focus on conventional air and naval assets.

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