Posted on 04/03/2013 2:53:35 PM PDT by markomalley
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called for the Defense Department to be organized more efficiently than it was under Ronald Reagan after raising the possibility of cuts in pay and benefits for military members.
Hagel blamed the prospective cuts on sequestration. “[F]iscal realities demand another hard look at personnel – how many people we have both military and civilian, how many we need, what these people do, and how we compensate them for their work, service, and loyalty with pay, benefits and health care,” Hagel said at the National Defense University today.
He also hinted at cutting jobs for military brass. “The last major defense re-organization, Goldwater-Nichols, was drafted at the height of the Reagan defense buildup and focused on improving jointness and establishing clear operational chains of command,” Hagel said. “Cost and efficiency were not major considerations . . . Today the operational forces of the military – measured in battalions, ships, and aircraft wings – have shrunk dramatically since the Cold War era. Yet the three and four star command and support structures sitting atop these smaller fighting forces have stayed intact, with minor exceptions, and in some cases they are actually increasing in size and rank.”
Hagel devoted much of the speech to discussing how to cut military spending, but argued against withdrawal from the world.
“America does not have the luxury of retrenchment – we have too many global interests at stake, including our security, our prosperity, and our future,” he said in conclusion. “We have made mistakes and miscalculations with our great power. But as history has advanced, America has helped make a better world for all people with its power. A world where America does not lead is not the world I wish my children to inherit.”
This is how America will end. The Holy Bible does not mention the USA in the end times. America will not be America that we knew and loved when the end comes. Something is going to happen to America that brings it down. I believe the Rapture of the Church will be the most significant thing, but this, down sizing the US military will be another. America simply will not be able to defend itself from China and Russia acting together, with larger military machines than a tiny America force. America is going down folks. Those that simply do not believe that need to crack open a Bible and read. The Bible predicted the One World Government over 3,000 years ago. That alone tells you the Holy Word of God is true and not some Jewish camp fire writings. The Bible clearly shows this One World Government was coming, and it is right there for us all too see. And the Word told us this 3,000 years ago. Time for you that simply refuse to believe, to give Christ another look. It is the only way out of this mess. Eternity is a heck of a lot longer than your 60 or 70 earth years. Think about it.
8 years of the Philandered in Chief played a big role.
I missed the “/not really sarc” on the first read. Classic case of not paying attention. My bad.
Louis Johnson redux?
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