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Leading From Behind Strategy
coachisright.com ^ | JANUARY 7TH, 2012 | Jim Emerson, staff writer

Posted on 01/07/2012 10:01:52 AM PST by jmaroneps37

At the Pentagon this week the liberals’ biggest fantasy has now become reality. Barack Obama is cutting the military budget and using the “savings” to fund social programs. In a rare press conference in the Pentagon, he called for a major reduction of the U.S. Armed forces over the next ten years.

Obama’s strategy is to reduce America’s presence in Europe and redirect our Strategic forces towards the Middle East and Asia, leaving the defense of Europe in the hands of NATO.

Obama’s plan shifts strategic force to the Asia-Pacific region to counter China’s growing military threat. The movement of forces to the Middle East will focus on countering the threat of violent extremism.

This strategy sounds good to the liberal press but like any of this Administration’s Alinsky inspired plans it lacks detail. Of course this plan is based solely on budget woes so don’t hold your breath waiting to see if any other government entity receives such a large budget cut. Such a plan is risky, and leaves the U.S, vulnerable in the long run.

Hollow Force

Obama wishes to reduce the Army and Marines by over 100,000 troops and conduct future military operations using Special Operations, Counterterrorism, Intelligence and training foreign militaries.

Just like JFK had in mind for Vietnam in the early 60’s. Such reduction will limit our ability to fight only one short term major military conflict as opposed to the old paradigm of having Armed Forces capable of fighting two wars simultaneously.

A possible scenario; China may ask North Korea to create a skirmish to tie up U.S. assets while they take Taiwan by force.

The new strategy will focus more on technology to conduct future military operations…..

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: militarycuts
These cuts are dangerous.
1 posted on 01/07/2012 10:01:56 AM PST by jmaroneps37
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To: jmaroneps37

All part of the plan in 2012 right up to the election. It will be a jaw dropper.


2 posted on 01/07/2012 10:41:14 AM PST by ronnie raygun (V)
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To: jmaroneps37

The Left has has always had a contempt for the US military. They do not like America being so strong and they despise that their precious government monies goes to the military. Not to mention that the military leans to the right when it comes to politics.


3 posted on 01/07/2012 11:34:32 AM PST by VRW Conspirator (Neo-communist equals Neo-fascist - VRW Conspirator)
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To: VRW Conspirator

If you think this thinking is wrong then add this to the mix:
In every major election why do the democrats go out of there way to reduce or throw out all absentee ballots. Then instead of setting up a mandatory voting machines for the military to use and ferry around in a C130 is beyond sense. This has been going on since 1953 to my knowledge exactly when do you people intend to stand up and take responsibility for allowing this crap to go on and on and on. At what point will this nation realize what the democrat party is doing?
It woulds be so easy to take any of the isolation pallets designed and built for burn patients useage in the C141 to be modified to fit a c130 maybe just 3 of them an install 8 voting machines of the style that are mechanical rather than electronic and get the vote and end this democrat trashing of the US Military.


4 posted on 01/07/2012 12:15:00 PM PST by straps (Electric Jack)
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