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To: TimF who wrote (361189)	12/3/2007 1:41:35 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573958

"Most of the reduction occurred under Clinton." Not true. Most of the cuts occurred under HW Bush. From the peak under Reagan, the defense budget declined almost 17%, under Clinton it declined another almost 14%. So, not only was the percentage decrease smaller, since it was working off a smaller budget, the decline was even less in dollar terms. In addition, as the economy improved, the budget for the military was increased for the last 3 years of his administration.