Obama doesn’t give a damn what Panetta thinks, just as he doesn’t give a damn about the military. All he cares about is how he can use this for the advantage of serving his political agenda. That way, if anything bad at all happens militarily, he can blame Republicans for it.
What is your REALISTIC alternative to the automatic cuts in Pentagon AND domestic spending? Curious minds want to know....and please don’t tell us that you want the clowns in Congress to cut domestic spending but leave the Pentagon alone. That is not a realistic alternative given the current Congress. IMHO, the only realistic alternative is higher spending for both the Pentagon and the welfare state and no cuts anywhere.