Panetta: Defense Cuts Will Be ‘Especially Tough’ On Marine Corps

OCEANSIDE, CA - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday night that the Marine Corps would be "deeply affected" by the coming cuts in the defense budget. Speaking to a battalion of Marines at Camp Pendleton, Panetta spoke plainly about the need for what he called a "leaner, more efficient Marine Corps."

While politicians in Washington scramble to fin…