What are you talking about?
The military has taken 3 massive cuts* by Obama since he took office, and the Republicans have agreed each time.
All the cuts were supposed to be over 10 years, but now they have overlapped each other and have had a terrible effect on the military:
- $330 Billion in 2009 to help "pay for" Obama's "stimulus
- $487 Billion in more cuts 2011
- $600 Billion in even more cuts in 2013 (Sequestration)
* Source: Rep "Buck" McKeon, (R-CA, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
>> What are you talking about?
Just commenting on the added affect of the shutdown. Not disputing the effects of the cuts.