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U.S.: What the Sequester Will Do to the Military

Mar 1, 2013 | 11:16 GMT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Newport News Shipbuilding facility in Virginia on Feb. 26

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Summary

Sequestration, the automatic spending reductions scheduled to take effect March 1, will affect the U.S. military's ability to project force around the world. The current continuing resolution that Congress is using to fund the entire government until March 27 has already affected U.S. forces. The longer these funding cuts continue, the more degradation the U.S. military will incur, with longer-lasting effects. 

Further funding cuts will diminish the U.S. military's relative power....

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