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2012-01-06 Home Front: Politix

Obama vows US 'military superiority' despite cuts

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Posted by Fred 2012-01-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Obama was deeply involved in the strategy review

Well...doesn't that make me feel better.

Posted by tu3031 2012-01-06 00:11|| 2012-01-06 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 "...the most expensive thing in the world is a second-best military establishment, good but not good enough to win." -- Robert A. Heinlein

Posted by Formerly Dan 2012-01-06 08:10|| 2012-01-06 08:10|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't think this is quite as dire as some other Rantburgers.

Back in 2000, the DOD budget was about $300B (all $ are current $). That was post Cold War against Communism, pre Long War against Islamism (at least before we realized we were in a Long War and, yes, some people still deny the latter).

In 2009 we were at about $650B with about $150B for Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2011 it was about $740B.

The cuts amount to about $50B/yr against projected.

Posted by Lord Garth 2012-01-06 09:13|| 2012-01-06 09:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes, but...
The Trunks should use the proposed personnel cuts to hammer the Donks who played up the rotation policies and its stress decrying that we didn't have enough boots to meet the mission in the 'stans and Iraq. Hammer'em for the political posturing, hammer'em for the hypocrisy, hammer'em for the duplicity.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-01-06 09:25|| 2012-01-06 09:25|| Front Page Top

#5 P2K that would require the Stupid Party to not be so.

Posted by Hellfish 2012-01-06 10:38|| 2012-01-06 10:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Frankly, US troops shouldn't be doing street policing in IED traps. Massive disproportionate retaliation is the only thing that ever works with slaves of allah. They kill 1, we kill 100. Yah, I have heard of Lidice. We kill for everything that's good and decent in the world.

Posted by Elmaimp the Batty1777 2012-01-06 15:16|| 2012-01-06 15:16|| Front Page Top

#7 After the real cuts come and benefits are also cut for the military guess those employment numbers will be looking real good huh?

Posted by Pearl Hupeter3505 2012-01-06 16:12|| 2012-01-06 16:12|| Front Page Top

#8 DEFENCE FORUM INDIA > AMERICA NEEDS 62 MORE WARSHIPS TO COUNTER CHINA'S NAVY.

ARTIC = US needs to move in the direction of maintaining a minima 346-ship US Navy, not the present 284 size , nor a smaller potens 285-ship Navy under proposed USDOD cuts.

IIUC ARTIC = ANYTHING LESS THAN A 346-SHIP US NAVY MEANS THAT THE US MAY NOT BE ABLE IN TIME TO RESIST THE STEADY RISE OF CHINA'S PLAN, ETC.
TO ITS DETRIMENT.

SUB-IIUC, STRONGER CHINA PLA, WEAKER USDOD = THE US IN FUTURE WILL NEED A NEW FALLBACK PLAN TOWARDS HAWAII + US WEST COAST.

[Once again, US ISLAND-DESTROYING/SINKING
"EARTHQUAKE BOMBS" = HUGO CHAVEZ here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-06 20:31|| 2012-01-06 20:31|| Front Page Top

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