Posted on Feb 24, 2014
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The Defense Secretary is calling for a reduction in the overall fighting force of the US Military. Â This plan, which has been approve by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will reduce the overall number of uniformed personal to levels not seen since WWII. Â All of this is in effort to control the budget. Â
Do you think this reduction will help? Â What impact, if any, will there be if/when this country is attacked again? Â Is there any other way to reduce the defense budget even though 50% of it goes to personal-costs?
PS The use of the FoxNews article does not mean I condone or agree with the comments left on their page. Â This was just the article that came up in my Google News Feed.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will reportedly propose a Pentagon budget that will shrink the U.S. Army to its smallest number since 1940 and eliminate an entire class of Air Force attack jets.Â
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There will be no public outcry until the next conflict. But in the end, it is always the U.S. Service Member that pays the price for political short-sightedness.
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Ask him if they will be getting pay cuts too... They get paid way more then us.
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<p>I agree with SGT Daley-- read history and this is never a good idea. As a combat officer, I LOVE the A10! Nothing is better than looking up and seeing those beutiful birds crushing a tank. The new fighter plane is all about big contracts and money.</p><p> </p><p>Secondly, what is the rest of the world doing? I remember hearing about how China isnt shrinking their military.... Americans don't remember on a world scale what it was like to lose a pitched battle. History not learned from is doomed to repeat itself, like right after WWI. </p><p> </p><p>While focusing on technology is a good idea, what happens when a country jams our commumication and our drones are useless. Never rule out boots on the ground. We beat the governent of Iraq in 3 weeks of combat, but couldn't hold it for 10 years, and still have a massive amout of violence... </p><p> </p><p>Warfare is first and foremost political; Wars are not won by technology but by boots and people on the ground. I agree that SOF has a key mission, it cannot fight a large pitch battle when the enemy has armor, tanks, and a tough determined enemy.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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