[DTogo]

Not trying to defend Obama, but a $460B reduction over ten years is $46B per year. Out of a $689B defense budget in 2010 that would be a ~6.7% reduction.

What's the problem with that? Is there not 6.7% of waste or useless items in the annual defense budget to be cut?

If only ALL other federal spending could be cut 6.7% (at least) as well!

[bigdaddy45]

I agree. The word “gut” is thrown around quite lightly. The DoD has as much waste and fraud and abuse as anyone, and i wouldn’t consider a 6.7% reduction a “gutting”.

Personally, I’d love to see us reduce our expenditures in overseas bases (specifically Europe). Its time for them to pay for their OWN defense.