Obama Administration Defense Budget
Proposals for Fiscal Year 2013
The United States of America is the greatest force for freedom and security that the world has ever known. In no small measure, that is because we have built the best-trained, best-led, best-equipped military in history. The president, as commander-in-chief, is committed to keeping it that way. Over the past three years, we have made historic investments in our troops and their capabilities, military families, and veterans. Now we are at an inflection point after a decade of war: American troops have left Iraq; we are undergoing a transition in Afghanistan so Afghans can assume more responsibility; and we have…
