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To: SkyPilot

B.S. The Military budget should be cut.


2 posted on 03/11/2013 7:00:10 PM PDT by DManA
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To: DManA
In sequestration, president and Congress undermining military

"Most people are unaware that sequestration is only the most recent of several blows to our military in the past two years. Cutting fat is one thing, but cutting military muscle is not wise. In January 2011, the secretary of defense made the decision to reduce the size of the Army by 27,000 soldiers and the Marine Corps by 20,000 Marines. These cuts do not take effect until 2014 and 2015, so the military will be absorbing this troop loss at the same time they are dealing with financial cuts discussed below. A post-war drawdown is necessary, but always traumatic for the military. Thousands of good people are forced out of the service, bases must be closed and new weapons systems cut back or eliminated. But the irresponsible cuts from sequestration, and the continuing resolution that Congress and the president have imposed on the military, amount to piling on."

4 posted on 03/11/2013 7:26:38 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: DManA

I’m with you. What portion of the military budget is used to support anti-American groups? What portion of the military is currently anti-US Constitution? Support for a no questions asked, blank check for the military is not patriotic.


12 posted on 03/11/2013 7:51:31 PM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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