Joe Biden doesn't foresee major Pentagon budget cuts if he is elected president, and in fact believes some areas of defense spending need to be increased.
In an interview with the newspaper Stars & Stripes released Thursday, the Democratic Party nominee for president said he would like to see the U.S. draw down its military presence in the Middle East, but given the threats the country faces, he would not support efforts to significantly cut defense spending.
"I don't think [budget cuts] are inevitable, but we need priorities in the budget," Biden told the newspaper.