This isn't to say that Cain couldn't find any defense savings, but nothing like the more than 163 billion in defense cuts in the 2013 Ron Paul budget. (firstthings.com)
At a NATO summit in Wales in 2014, months after Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, allies agreed to end years of defense cuts that left Europeans without vital capabilities, such as refueling airborne fighter bombers. (cnbc.com)
[74] Since he was opposed to major defense cuts [75] and had pledged to not raise taxes, the president had major difficulties in balancing the budget. (en.wikipedia.org)