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War with who? We are already at war with the jihad. I doubt if the cancellation of one of the Navy or Air Force's expensive toys will lead to anything but saving taxpayers needless expense.
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There goes Obama, shitting on the military again.
November can't get here any faster?
This claim is outlandish that I don't see how anyone takes it seriously.
Weakness begets agression. Historically, it always has.
After the events of September, 1938 in Munich, the Japanese were astonished at just how graciously accomodating the Western Democracies were and began making their own plans. Fifty million dead was the eventual result.
Islam desperately wants to evict the Israelis from their little abode there on the Meditteranean shore and a United States unable and unwilling to prevent their actions or even to defend its territory elsewhere would be a moment they would be hesitant to let pass by.
If all the predictions of the coming of Armageddon be true, its moment is certainly brought nearer by these events.
Weakness begets agression. Historically, it always has.
After the events of September, 1938 in Munich, the Japanese were astonished at just how graciously accomodating the Western Democracies were and began making their own plans. Fifty million dead was the eventual result.
Islam desperately wants to evict the Israelis from their little abode there on the Meditteranean shore and a United States unable and unwilling to prevent their actions or even to defend its territory elsewhere would be a moment they would be hesitant to let pass by.
If all the predictions of the coming of Armageddon be true, its moment is certainly brought nearer by these events.
At last count (early 2012), the US maintains approximately 8,000 nuclear warheads as well as nearly 800 "nuclear delivery systems" such as aircraft, submarines, surface ships and the like. As far as I can tell, that is enough to kill everyone on the planet at least twice. You call that weakness?
Weakness begets agression. Historically, it always has.
After the events of September, 1938 in Munich, the Japanese were astonished at just how graciously accomodating the Western Democracies were and began making their own plans. Fifty million dead was the eventual result.
Islam desperately wants to evict the Israelis from their little abode there on the Meditteranean shore and a United States unable and unwilling to prevent their actions or even to defend its territory elsewhere would be a moment they would be hesitant to let pass by.
If all the predictions of the coming of Armageddon be true, its moment is certainly brought nearer by these events.
At last count (early 2012), the US maintains approximately 8,000 nuclear warheads as well as nearly 800 "nuclear delivery systems" such as aircraft, submarines, surface ships and the like. As far as I can tell, that is enough to kill everyone on the planet at least twice. You call that weakness?
You going to nuke an Al Qaeda house?
The top U.S. military official suggested Wednesday that scheduled Pentagon budget cuts could lead to war.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before a Senate committee Wednesday alongside Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Both offered dire warnings about the potential impact of the automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, which will go into effect starting next January unless Congress intervenes.
Dempsey said the cutbacks could lead to the cancellation of weapons systems and disrupt "global operations." In turn, he warned, the U.S. could lose global standing -- opening the door for enemies to test American military might.
"We can't yet say precisely how bad the damage would be, but it is clear that sequestration would risk hollowing out our force and reducing its military options available to the nation," Dempsey told the senators. "We would go from being unquestionably powerful everywhere to being less visibly globally and presenting less of an overmatch to our adversaries, and that would translate into a different deterrent calculus and potentially, therefore, increase the likelihood of conflict."
Panetta made a similar argument last year when he said the sweeping cuts could weaken the military substantially, and invite "aggression" abroad
Read more: Mandated defense cuts could lead to war, top US military official says | Fox News
If I was President, I'd cut that god-damn defense budget in half! We don't need to be spending a fucking trillion dollars a year on god-damn defense, when our economy is in the shape it's in now.
And what does having over 800 military bases all around the world have to do with defense anyway? How does our military, protect this country, when they're not physically in the country they're defending? Why should the Pentagon take 1/3 of every US taxpayer dollar every year? And finally, why do all these tea baggers who say they're upset over un-necessary government spending, say nothing about cutting defense spending?
Perhaps if you served in the military, you'd have some appreciation for it. Defense cuts include cutting base pay and other benefits from our brave men and women and their families. It also results in equipment not being repaired, buying substandard - lowest bid - parts, ships rot at piers, morale declines, etc. etc. etc. I experienced it under Carter and then under Clinton when I served. Democrats always target the military.
Why don't you fucking enlist and see for yourself, asswipe.
Weakness begets agression. Historically, it always has.
After the events of September, 1938 in Munich, the Japanese were astonished at just how graciously accomodating the Western Democracies were and began making their own plans. Fifty million dead was the eventual result.
Islam desperately wants to evict the Israelis from their little abode there on the Meditteranean shore and a United States unable and unwilling to prevent their actions or even to defend its territory elsewhere would be a moment they would be hesitant to let pass by.
If all the predictions of the coming of Armageddon be true, its moment is certainly brought nearer by these events.
At last count (early 2012), the US maintains approximately 8,000 nuclear warheads as well as nearly 800 "nuclear delivery systems" such as aircraft, submarines, surface ships and the like. As far as I can tell, that is enough to kill everyone on the planet at least twice. You call that weakness?
You going to nuke an Al Qaeda house?
If I was President, I'd cut that god-damn defense budget in half! We don't need to be spending a fucking trillion dollars a year on god-damn defense, when our economy is in the shape it's in now.
And what does having over 800 military bases all around the world have to do with defense anyway? How does our military, protect this country, when they're not physically in the country they're defending? Why should the Pentagon take 1/3 of every US taxpayer dollar every year? And finally, why do all these tea baggers who say they're upset over un-necessary government spending, say nothing about cutting defense spending?
You haven't got a clue what you are talking about. You knuckleheads think you can arbitrarily slash funding to our Military without regard to protecting America's interests and assets Worldwide. We live in a Global economy stupid, a lot of the goods you take for granted must transit very nasty places, and be protected from rogue nations, to lowly pirates. We have China undergoing a massive arms race, including the purchase of an Aircraft Carrier from the Soviets, etc., etc., etc.... You want to make America a Third World Country, you dismantle its Military. We must continue to fund weapon systems for now, and the future to protect our soldiers, so they may protect our Nation. Even when the Cold War was coming to a conclusion, our own leaders recognized that even though there was less of a need for things like Nuclear Attack Submarines, they still maintained a production program... Why? Because our leaders RIGHTFULLY knew they had to retain the people with the skills to build those Subs, rather than forever lose their expertise to the private sector. You idiots think you can just sweet talk evil dictatorships, and militant ideologies with diplomacy alone, and that they will suddenly play nice with America are living in a Dreamworld. If you have never laid your own eyes on the Middle East as I HAVE (while I served in our Military) you can never fully grasp that there are people in this world who would chop your head off for the ONLY reason that you were born in America. Wise up morons. It's not as simple as slashing funding as you simpletons try to make others believe it is.
Dempsey said the cutbacks could lead to the cancellation of weapons systems and disrupt "global operations." . . . sequestration would risk hollowing out our force and reducing its military options available to the nation," Dempsey told the senators. "
Not for sure, but only for possible. He's a bureaucrat after all. Careful budgeting and priority targeting and solid auditing will protect our national security and our force structure.
We are not the Rome of the 21st Century, and any who want that can move to Italy.
This claim is outlandish that I don't see how anyone takes it seriously.
Everytime someone talks about taking away the defense toy budget they play the fear card.
Been where done what, asswipe?
I just love the toy soldiers who have anonymous names like "warrior". It is just so damn..........impressive!!
The Warrior was a 102 cubic inch motorcycle (Roadstar Warrior) I once owned, non-serving numbnuts. It's got nothing to do with my military service or your lack thereof, assbrain.
The Generals right, things like this show weakness and embolden our enemies to further action while at the same time it reduces our fighting strength, what they should do is not cut things across the board but make those things more financially efficient so they use the least amount of money possible.
The Generals right, things like this show weakness and embolden our enemies to further action while at the same time it reduces our fighting strength, what they should do is not cut things across the board but make those things more financially efficient so they use the least amount of money possible.
Right, because if Lennox Lewis lost 10 pounds, I'd definitely think I could kick his ass...
The top U.S. military official suggested Wednesday that scheduled Pentagon budget cuts could lead to war.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before a Senate committee Wednesday alongside Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Both offered dire warnings about the potential impact of the automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, which will go into effect starting next January unless Congress intervenes.
Dempsey said the cutbacks could lead to the cancellation of weapons systems and disrupt "global operations." In turn, he warned, the U.S. could lose global standing -- opening the door for enemies to test American military might.
"We can't yet say precisely how bad the damage would be, but it is clear that sequestration would risk hollowing out our force and reducing its military options available to the nation," Dempsey told the senators. "We would go from being unquestionably powerful everywhere to being less visibly globally and presenting less of an overmatch to our adversaries, and that would translate into a different deterrent calculus and potentially, therefore, increase the likelihood of conflict."
Panetta made a similar argument last year when he said the sweeping cuts could weaken the military substantially, and invite "aggression" abroad
Read more: Mandated defense cuts could lead to war, top US military official says | Fox News
Where in the Constitution does it state that these are purposes of our military????
We would go from being unquestionably powerful everywhere to being less visibly globally and presenting less of an overmatch to our adversaries, and that would translate into a different deterrent calculus and potentially, therefore, increase the likelihood of conflict.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Section. 8.
Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
At last count (early 2012), the US maintains approximately 8,000 nuclear warheads as well as nearly 800 "nuclear delivery systems" such as aircraft, submarines, surface ships and the like. As far as I can tell, that is enough to kill everyone on the planet at least twice. You call that weakness?
You going to nuke an Al Qaeda house?
You don't quite understand how a nuclear weapon works, do you? You don't target "a" house with a nuclear weapon. You target "a" city.