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Panetta says US at risk of being second-rate power
Associated Press ^ | Feb 7, 2013 5:00 PM EST | Richard Lardner and Donna Cassata

Posted on 02/07/2013 7:41:48 PM PST by Olog-hai

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To: mrsmel

Communists would call that demoralization.


21 posted on 02/07/2013 8:57:08 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Olog-hai

A second rate Defense Secretary was at the helm during Benghazi.


22 posted on 02/07/2013 8:57:14 PM PST by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: Olog-hai
Why is Panetta quitting NOW?
23 posted on 02/07/2013 9:39:38 PM PST by Texas Songwriter (THA)
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To: sickoflibs; lentulusgracchus

Maybe he can convince some of those super patriotic gay soldiers to work for free?


24 posted on 02/07/2013 11:58:20 PM PST by Impy (All in favor of Harry Reid meeting Mr. Mayhem?)
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To: apillar

Right.

One might, with some degree of plausibility, claim that these cuts will degrade our ability to meet our military obligations or goals.

But for them to make us a “second-rate power” would require that one or more other countries suddenly outclass us.

Which isn’t going to happen.


25 posted on 02/08/2013 2:13:34 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: sickoflibs

You can go to hell!


You bring up an interesting thing about my attitude since the last election. It’s almost like I WANT them to get their way so the world can see where it leads.


26 posted on 02/08/2013 4:56:43 AM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: Olog-hai

85 billion dollars cut from 4 trillion dollars outlay is going to transform us into a second rate power?

What a crock of Obama.


27 posted on 02/08/2013 6:35:28 AM PST by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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