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Since writing about miss disappearance in 2012. what she reveals is a troubled young man who had been discharged from the coast guard after fewer than 180 days of service in 2006, because of psychological problems. and who somehow was still able to join the army in 2008. a period in which the military dramatically lowered its standards in order to keep feeding the war in iraq. an article by fred caplan in january of 2008 quoted the national priorities project, which compiled data from the defense department showing that the percentages of new army recruits with high school diplomas has plunged...

Cuts in spending caps again and again while leaving many other pieces of the budget essentially untouched. >> reporter: now republicans worry as many defense analysts do about any further cuts to defense and the co-chair, jeb hensarling pointed to massive growth in government over last two years even as the recession dragged on. >> epa has grown 130.8%. the energy department has grown 170.7%. with the stimulus. education has grown 180.6% at a time when the economy has actually seen negative economic growth and family paychecks have shrunk. >> reporter: now cbo director elmendorf made clear wha...

>> epa has grown 130.8%, the energy department has grown 170.7% with the stimulus, education has grown 180.6% at a time when the economy has actually seen negative economic growth, and family paychecks have shrunk. >> reporter: and republicans along with many democrats argue defense cannot bear any more cuts. director elmendorf made clear whatever the committee does to cut defense or nondefense spending, the bigger threat is unsustainable spending in into it elements such as medicare. >> mandatory spending is a growing share of federal outlays, in some cases growing rather rapidly. and without...

Away. >> early next week, in fact. committee members were arguing today over where to cut with the democratic cochair arguing too much has been tacken from domestic spending. >> congress has gone to the relatively small pot with cut and spending cap again and again, while leaving many other pieces untouched. >> they have grown 838%. the energy department grown 170.7%. >> on military cuts, defense secretary leon panetta and party ospose cuts and analysts say it would be painful. >> the army will be at numbers less than they were at 9/11. >> director told the committee whatever they decide to cu...

Away. >> early next week, in fact. committee members were arguing today over where to cut with the democratic cochair arguing too much has been tacken from domestic spending. >> congress has gone to the relatively small pot with cut and spending cap again and again, while leaving many other pieces untouched. >> they have grown 838%. the energy department grown 170.7%. >> on military cuts, defense secretary leon panetta and party ospose cuts and analysts say it would be painful. >> the army will be at numbers less than they were at 9/11. >> director told the committee whatever they decide to cu...