Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta argued Sunday that allowing the sequester to take effect would “damage the readiness of the United States of America.”
“Let me tell you, if sequester happens, it is gonna badly damage the readiness of the United States of America,” Panetta said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “If sequester goes into effect, and we have to do the kind of cuts that will go right at readiness, right at maintenance, right at training, we are gonna weaken the United States and make it much more difficult for us to respond to the crises in the world.”
“If Congress stands back and allows the sequester to take place, I think it would really be a shameful and irresponsible act,” Panetta said.
