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ASPI suggests
Posted By Natalie Sambhi on January 17, 2014 @ 14:59
Increases in the costs of benefits for personnel are devouring an ever-growing percentage of the budget. Trying to reform these benefits has always been politically sensitive because of fear in Congress that it might appear to be abandoning the troops.
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[1] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/7785699534_361ae68a77_z.jpeg
[2] short-range air defences under a new deal with Thales worth US$164 million: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140114/DEFREG01/301140041
[3] Australians fighting in Syria,: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-17/australian-jihadist-yusuf-ali-was-reported-to-australian-author/5205184
[4] Sidney Jones warns the effects of Indonesian jihadists fighting overseas: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/01/16/expert-warns-indonesian-jihadists-fighting-syria.html
[5] this video: http://csis.org/multimedia/myanmar-finding-missing-piece
[6] new report: http://books.sipri.org/product_info?c_product_id=471
[7] looks at: http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/RSIS0072014.pdf
[8] analysts are urging the Pentagon: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140110/DEFREG02/301100014
[9] AFN-Pacific Hawaii New Bureau Hawaii: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dma-hawaii/7785699534/in/photolist-cRZKdS-cRZFP5-bkLHue-cCGFHS-bUnWYK-cbK9W9-bUnWPK-bUnWUK-cbKa1y-bkMefn-8iMvMB-adkDVd-ciKcZw-ciK8Vu-ciKaQq-ciKeXN-ciK7aA-adDiNu-bwZ9Gt-bwYpbM-bwZ85i-bwYnxM-8gKygt-eUoUF6-8gNMSj-8gKuSF-8gNPdW-8gNL1u-eW9uC9-8gNQYf-8gKugX-ccfxPQ-8gNLob-8gNKBh-8gKtWv-8gNRDf-8gNRhC-8gKxZF-8gKxGx-8gKweZ-8gNRs1-8gKzmF-8gNNZd-8gNKn1-8gKwXt-c9Eyuh-8BG4tm-bwZC2F-bwYCoZ-8hdixE-c9dr77/