General Dempsey Warns of ‘Very High Risk’ Budget Cuts By Daniel Halper July 29, 2011 2:13 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint President Obama’s nominee for the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said earlier this week that defense budget cuts would be “extraordinarily difficult” and “very high risk.” Recommended Stories Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group now in Middle East ahead of possible Iran attackUS security agreement for Ukraine is '100% ready' to be signed: ZelenskyPentagon’s National Defense Strategy vows to secure ‘access to key terrain’ in Western Hemisphere TagsBlogBudgetsMartin DempseyTWS Archive Related Content Business Experts urge Trump administration to take tough stance against EU regulations targeting US Beltway Confidential China military purge increases medium-term Taiwan threat Justice Agents involved in Pretti killing were wearing body cameras: DHS Columnists Does America have the resolve to deport illegal border crossers? Justice DOJ strikes sharply different tone than DHS on death of Alex Pretti