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Liberals see opportunity for big cuts in defensePush for troop, arms levels after Cold WarBy Rowan ScarboroughThe Washington Times9:10 p.m., Monday, July 18, 2011The political left is pressing the White House and Congress to inflict a wave of Pentagon budget cuts not seen since the post-Cold War 1990s.Liberals are citing the debt crisis and troop drawdowns from Iraq and Afghanistan to argue that now is the time for the Defense Department to shed people, missions and weapons after a decade of doubling arms spending after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.The proposals, including one from the Center for America Progress, go well beyond President Obama’s call in April for $400 billion in defense cuts over 12 years. The center — run by John Podesta, who served as chief of staff to President Clinton — wants that much in reductions over the next three years and $1 trillion from what had been projected increases over the next decade.Some House Democrats, led by Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, also have called for $1 trillion in cuts.
