FYI: Defense Budget FY 2001 through FY 2014

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http://comptroller.defense.gov/defbudget/fy2014/FY2014_Budget_Request_Overview_Book.pdf

Fiscal years:

FY 2008 (Oct 2007 to Sep 2008) - $665 billion
FY 2009 (Oct 2008 to Sep 2009) - $666 billion
FY 2010 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2010) - $691 billion
FY 2011 (Oct 2010 to Sep 2011) - $687 billion
FY 2012 (Oct 2011 to Sep 2012) - $645 billion
FY 2013 (Oct 2012 to Sep 2013) - $614 billion
FY 2014 (Oct 2013 to Sep 2014) - $615 billion

The FY 2012 through FY 2014 budgets was/will be $20 billion to $50 billion less than the FY 2009 budget.

The budget spiked in President Obama's first year, but has dropped drastically since then, about $45 billion through FY 2012, and will drop by about $75 billion through FY 2014.

This doesn't include sequestration cuts.

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