The Invasion into Grenada occurred in 1983 to distract from the Iran-Contra Affair. The Invasion into Panama would occur in 1989.
Over his four years as Secretary of Defense, Cheney downsized the military and his budgets showed negative real growth, despite pressures to acquire weapon systems advocated by Congress. The Department of Defense's total obligational authority in current dollars declined from $291 billion to $270 billion. Total military personnel strength decreased by 19 percent, from about 2.2 million in 1989 to about 1.8 million in 1993. Notwithstanding the overall reduction in military spending, Cheney directed the development of a Pentagon plan to ensure U.S. military dominance in the post-Cold War era.
There is never any new thinking in our national defense strategy. These men have dominated the USA's military for decades.
...Writing in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, (click here) the group of Republican-oriented officials that produced the Guidance wanted to preserve the unique position of American predominance that was emerging. With the leak of a draft in March 1992 and the resulting public controversy over the language about preventing a "new rival," "Scooter" Libby and his colleagues recast the document so that it would pass public scrutiny while meeting Richard Cheney's requirements for a strategy of military supremacy....
Excerpt from Donald Rumsfeld memo dated Nov 27 2001 (click here)
The preordained outcome to the attacks on the nation on September 11, 2001 only proves these folks do little else except plan their next war. The Bush White House ignored the intelligence on bin Laden while having a war ready strategy that was not in line with the truth.
Like what the hell already?
They subverted a Presidential election to do this.
Over his four years as Secretary of Defense, Cheney downsized the military and his budgets showed negative real growth, despite pressures to acquire weapon systems advocated by Congress. The Department of Defense's total obligational authority in current dollars declined from $291 billion to $270 billion. Total military personnel strength decreased by 19 percent, from about 2.2 million in 1989 to about 1.8 million in 1993. Notwithstanding the overall reduction in military spending, Cheney directed the development of a Pentagon plan to ensure U.S. military dominance in the post-Cold War era.
There is never any new thinking in our national defense strategy. These men have dominated the USA's military for decades.
...Writing in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, (click here) the group of Republican-oriented officials that produced the Guidance wanted to preserve the unique position of American predominance that was emerging. With the leak of a draft in March 1992 and the resulting public controversy over the language about preventing a "new rival," "Scooter" Libby and his colleagues recast the document so that it would pass public scrutiny while meeting Richard Cheney's requirements for a strategy of military supremacy....
The preordained outcome to the attacks on the nation on September 11, 2001 only proves these folks do little else except plan their next war. The Bush White House ignored the intelligence on bin Laden while having a war ready strategy that was not in line with the truth.
Like what the hell already?
They subverted a Presidential election to do this.
