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2010-05-04 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-05-04 10:16|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Navy shipbuilding politics are nasty and not at all in the best interests of the country. Gates is saying that if the Navy cannot come up with a plan for the future, he, or Congress, will.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2010-05-04 11:29|| http://northshorejournal.org 2010-05-04 11:29|| Front Page Top

#2 USS Murtha.

'Nuff said.

Posted by mojo 2010-05-04 11:36|| 2010-05-04 11:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Defense is not the largest part of the budget, so why start with cuts there?

Cut the largest budget areas first: that's entitlement spending. Including that boondoggle mess of a heathcare bill that just passed.

Posted by OldSpook 2010-05-04 15:42|| 2010-05-04 15:42|| Front Page Top

#4 The Department of Defense is one of the major purposes of having a Federal Government. Is is one of the powers which the Constitution gives to the Federal Government.

The Entitlement programs are not. Social Security, Welfare, Medicaid, Medicare, etc... (1)

The EPA is not.

The Department of Education is not.

Healthcare is not.

BTW: Defense of our Borders *IS*.

(1) Yes I know getting rid of any of these programs is not likely in the near future. Nevertheless IMHO they should be handled by the STATES not the FEDS.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-05-04 15:50|| 2010-05-04 15:50|| Front Page Top

#5 WMF > SecDEF GATES repor siad that all of these new techs amy mean the end for the freedom of action/movement the US had enjoyed in EAST ASIA + WESTPAC for the past 60 years, as CHINA is perceived as being increasingly able to STOP THE USA COLD IN EAST ASIA DURING A CRISIS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-05-04 23:50|| 2010-05-04 23:50|| Front Page Top

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