Posted on 09/24/2014 6:20:01 PM PDT by raptor22
National Defense: The president launches attacks on the Islamic State with two weapons systems that were targeted for elimination by the administration years before their usefulness ended or any replacements were ready.
With the decision to launch air and missile strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, in addition to ongoing strikes in Iraq in what is said to be the start of a long and sustained campaign to "degrade and destroy" the terrorist group, President Obama has stumbled upon a revelation:
The military whose budgets he's slashed and weapons systems he opposed is suddenly quite useful.
As the Washington Post reported, the first strikes Monday night included a volley of 47 Tomahawk cruise missiles from two warships, the guided missile destroyer Arleigh Burke and the guided missile cruiser Philippine Sea. They are part of the George H.W. Bush carrier battle group led by the aircraft carrier of the same name.
The problem, as we reported back in March, is that the Tomahawk was slated by Obama to be phased out of the Navy's inventory, with no timely replacement ready. Under his budget proposals, the Navy, which as recently as last year had plans to buy 980 more Tomahawks, the primary cruise missile used throughout the fleet, would see purchases drop from 196 last year to just 100 in 2015. The number will then drop to zero in 2016.
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The military whose budgets he’s slashed and weapons systems he opposed is suddenly quite useful.
Have to “save” the Senate after all....
The pathetic CINC cuts weapons systems so he can use the money for social welfare programs instead of his primary responsibility of the defense of the nation until he’s backed into a corner.
We have a juvenile in the WH.
No, we have a muslim in the White House, who is also a traitor.
That’s a reoccurring Liberal problem. They always want to do away with the weapons and capabilities. But they don’t want to rein in their global ambitions.
Yep, that too.
It's like the neighbor who is allowed into your home after the SHTF -- and he proposes a massive party with half the supplies you've put aside in preparation for a major disaster. "Dude! Let's party!"
The GOPe in McCornhole and Bonor aided and abetted.
Maybe he had an epiphany, and decided he could use those weapons on American civilians, so he will keep them.
WTF does “degrade” mean ?
The first Opi Taylor president.
Sort for the insult Mayberry.
Well, things get old, ifn ydon’t usem up. We were poping Korea vintage 81s out of 2 tubes, most nights all night long “interdiction”. They could only thump charlie if they landed on him or he stumbled on their tail-fins protruding from their impact point. Shoot the dam tomahawks things and mix up a new batch.
Now about the vintage but thoroughly appropriate close order support A-10, Older best is better in any slug fest.
R.
since he decided to bomb late at night when no one was in the buildings it seem like he just wanted to use up inventory. If he decides to start sending nukes off to Pluto then we’ll know that’s true
All that money for a lot of explosions in the sand to watch, and ONLY 50 GUYS????????
What kind of monetary return is that???
(oh yeah, this guy doesn’t know how to save money, just spend it)
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Can someone be a traitor to a country that he was never a citizen of?
Does Virginia v. John Brown apply in this case?
And didn't I read somewhere where the tired old out-dated A-10 Warthog was going to be resurrected as well??
He wants to take our stockpile down to ZERO.
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