Gen. Casey Cautions 'The War Is Not Over' As Military Prepares For Budget Ax

By Tony Bertuca / January 6, 2011 at 4:01 PM
As the American defense community prepares for budget efficiency announcements to be made today by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey said the service's primary challenge would be maintaining its combat edge while simultaneously fighting a war and tightening its belt. “The war is not over,” he said this morning at an Association of the United States Army breakfast in Arlington, VA. “I see that our greatest challenge over the next three to five years...

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