The reduction in the military budget brings about a real focus for them. The defense of the USA may actually become a defense posture rather than an offensive posture. I remind, the military was all to convenient a source of international assault under Bush and Cheney. There is every reason to continue to cut the military and allow programs such as the F-35 to die.
The process of reduction of the military ungainliness is orderly while painful for those that define the USA as a military superpower. There is no indication the USA is unable to defend itself. I would expect the end of the war presence in Afghanistan will allow monies to be moved to fill in NECESSARY spending.
This Congressional hearing provides an opportunity for the military to bemoan itself, but, when the sincere content is examined the cuts actually lack impact on our national defense. There are a few machines here and a few machines there that are impacted and I am stating anywhere from one to thirteen. So, what?
The real problem with The Sequester is the military does not have the flexibility to apply their cuts where it is best and reduces impacts on readiness. I think the level of the cuts are appropriate, however, the rigid application to each and every program of the military is unworkable for the leadership. The rigid application of The Sequester has to end, but, the budget reductions don't.
In a statement by a committee member it was brought to the attention of 'The Record' the fact Republicans uphold The Sequester is because they are in fear of backlash of their constituency if taxes are raised to end it.
Kindly remember one thing, the National Guard no longer has to be battle ready, which should never have occurred in the first place and the Backdoor Draft that occurred under Bush/Cheney has to be closed. The methods used to put boots on the ground during Iraq was not only immoral due to the nature of the war, it assaulted the conscience of the nation. That has end. Either the USA military addresses it's needs within a moral content or we don't need it. All the ruthlessness of the Executive Branch that facilitated the Iraq War needs to be addressed. THE REASON, the military no longer has to address nor should they ever need to address those dynamics ever again. The priorities of the USA military has to return to a 'normal' readiness, not a desperate one as if the sky was falling every minute of every day.
Members (click here) of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines testified on the impact of defense budget cuts on military acquisition and modernization efforts.
The process of reduction of the military ungainliness is orderly while painful for those that define the USA as a military superpower. There is no indication the USA is unable to defend itself. I would expect the end of the war presence in Afghanistan will allow monies to be moved to fill in NECESSARY spending.
This Congressional hearing provides an opportunity for the military to bemoan itself, but, when the sincere content is examined the cuts actually lack impact on our national defense. There are a few machines here and a few machines there that are impacted and I am stating anywhere from one to thirteen. So, what?
The real problem with The Sequester is the military does not have the flexibility to apply their cuts where it is best and reduces impacts on readiness. I think the level of the cuts are appropriate, however, the rigid application to each and every program of the military is unworkable for the leadership. The rigid application of The Sequester has to end, but, the budget reductions don't.
In a statement by a committee member it was brought to the attention of 'The Record' the fact Republicans uphold The Sequester is because they are in fear of backlash of their constituency if taxes are raised to end it.
Kindly remember one thing, the National Guard no longer has to be battle ready, which should never have occurred in the first place and the Backdoor Draft that occurred under Bush/Cheney has to be closed. The methods used to put boots on the ground during Iraq was not only immoral due to the nature of the war, it assaulted the conscience of the nation. That has end. Either the USA military addresses it's needs within a moral content or we don't need it. All the ruthlessness of the Executive Branch that facilitated the Iraq War needs to be addressed. THE REASON, the military no longer has to address nor should they ever need to address those dynamics ever again. The priorities of the USA military has to return to a 'normal' readiness, not a desperate one as if the sky was falling every minute of every day.
Members (click here) of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines testified on the impact of defense budget cuts on military acquisition and modernization efforts.
