[ritewingwarrior]

As much as I support the military, I don’t think there is one department that can not withstand some cuts. There is waste within the military. Some of that waste is misappropriated dollars to support covert operations. I want that, since the liberals fight against it so much, we have to do something. But there are other areas where we could save our tax dollars and not infringe on national security.

They could leave the appropriation the same and just cut the waste, then they could use the money saved to spend on protecting our troops.

[Norman Bates]

While what you say is true I am asking which other departments will be cut 10% by this administration. I’m not holding my breath...

[RedEyeJack]

There needs to be a come-to-Jesus meeting over what is in the DoD budget. Congress lays on a lot of requirements that contribute nothing to national defense. All the support given to Department of State can go first. Let Hillery get the DoS budget to cover it. Nancy Pelosi’s personal military air taxi service can easily go too. Pull troops out of Europe, Japan, and Korea. WWII has been over for 60 years we can afford to end the occupations.

[mel]

Cut military after they cut some of these lifers that is leeches that work for government

[saganite]

You miss the point of these cuts. Defense spending is discretionary spending. Other “programs” can’t be cut. Their level of funding is mandated by law. Expecting any like cuts in other programs is a worthless pursuit. Also, in light of his election pledge to create a para military domestic security force with Pentagon money you have to ask yourself where this 10% of Pentagon money will be going.

[oldbill]

Care to state exactly where those cuts will be made?

Donald Rumsfeld was crucified for making the totally truthful and factual statement that “you go to war with the army you have-—not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

Obama will guarantee we go to war (China, Iran, wherever) with the army we will have - ill equipped, undermanned, and looking for some poor Rumsfeld to blame for the problems Obama caused.

The good news here, if any, is that it gives conservatives one more campaign issue in 2012, like in the Carter years.

The bad news is that a lot of Americans in and out of uniform will die for it.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

As an old Fed, i always believed that any Department could take a 12% cut without hitting muscle. However, that does not say that one Department should take it while others become bloated. In these actions, the real effects of the voters idiocy will become apparent.

I am afraid that DOD has few friends in this administration.

As always, when a nation has bad leaders, the people pay in blood not the incompetent leaders.

[Big Horn]

As much as I support the military

I support the military and defense, cut welfare.

[VeniVidiVici]

They could leave the appropriation the same and just cut the waste, then they could use the money saved to spend on protecting our troops.

Sure. Just cut the waste and everything else will be fine. Are you implying we couldn't have thought of that?