IMO the article’s focus was that the sequestration is NOT causing pain in the way Hagel is asserting. There is no need to cut training etc as evidenced by this article.
Keep $600,000 frog “art”? But cut training.
To me this article points out the disingenuous position of the regime.
Notwithstanding points about sequestration - you make a good point.
A lot of Pentagon spending is CAUSED by “political correctness”. The over $50 a gallon fuel that they are being FORCED to purchase is the tip of the iceberg. How much did we spend on smart bombs and magical technology when it would have been just as easy when the defenses were neutralized, to bomb the daylights out of the place with B-52’s and absolutely stupid bombs until they sued for peace. Same with Afghanistan. Just start taking out entire square miles until the white flag is raised.