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Mitt Romney’s defense budget target is lofty

Analysts say goals will be hard to attain

By Michael Kranish

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 19, 2012

An examination of Romney’s defense spending proposal shows how difficult it will be for Romney to achieve his goal. Even some of Romney’s own advisers, while saying the Pentagon increases are essential, said in interviews that political and budgetary issues would likely make it impossible for Romney to increase defense spending to 4 percent of GDP in a first year - or even a fourth year - of a presidency.

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