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That, however, is a future prospect that will do little soon to ease the Pentagon's pain. And pain there will be, whoever is elected this fall. But Carlucci, limited as his opening moves may have been, has at least had the courage to point out the devilish dilemmas ahead. As a fresh and energetic figure in an Administration rapidly drawing to its close, he has brightened his already lustrous reputation -- and just possibly his future as well.
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CREDIT: TIME Chart by Cynthia Davis
CAPTION: THREE FLIGHT PLANS
DESCRIPTION: Defense spending, 1968-1987, with proposals for spending through 1992 made by Caspar Weinberger, Frank Carlucci and Congress.