Claim: Rick Perry says the U.S. is at risk because "our spending on defense has declined 21 percent over four years." But that includes war funding, which has sharply declined now that U.S. combat troops are out of Iraq and leaving Afghanistan.
Fact-check: Rick Perry's Talking Point on Defense Cuts - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rick perry says the u.s. is at risk because "our spending on defense has declined 21 percent over four years." but that includes war funding, which has sharply declined now that u.s. combat troops are out of iraq and leaving afghanistan.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2014-11-14T16:17:48