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As Global Threats Grow, Obama Slashes U.S. Military Muscle
Investors.com ^
| July 15, 2015
| IBD Editorial
Posted on 07/15/2015 4:11:31 PM PDT by jazusamo
Defense: Even as the U.S. faces unprecedented security challenges, the Obama administration continues to slash the military. Cuts in funding and troop levels are leading to a dangerous lack of readiness.
President Obama's most recent reduction in forces is a big one: The Army last week announced it would drop 40,000 soldiers from its ranks, a reaction to ongoing deep budget cuts.
These cuts are real, deep and damaging unlike spending in the rest of the federal government, where spending continues to rise. Since 2011, the Army's "base budget" has plummeted by nearly 18% in real terms.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: militaryreadiness; obama; traitor; usmilitary
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0bama, his handlers and the uniparty are destroying us from within.
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posted on
07/15/2015 4:11:31 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
To: jazusamo
Paging Mr. Trump, Mr. Trump please pick up the white courtesy phone and beat Mr. Obama over the head with it.
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posted on
07/15/2015 4:15:19 PM PDT
by
Eddie01
To: jazusamo
The military generally votes republican.
Illegals and the free sh*t army generally votes democrat.
That is all you really needed to know...
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posted on
07/15/2015 4:15:45 PM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: jazusamo
it’s time for the U.S. military to remove Obama
we can’t wait for the political games to play out , again .
time is up , it’s that bad
To: jazusamo
Gee. Last time I checked, the budget was in the hands of the House, which is controlled by the ‘Pubbies. What are they doing about this?
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posted on
07/15/2015 4:17:35 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: jazusamo
Not only is he slashing it, he is allowing “transgendered” mentally ill to serve.
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posted on
07/15/2015 4:18:44 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(INTOLERANCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!!)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Yep, in 6+ years he’s turned the finest military in the world into a pathetic social experiment.
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posted on
07/15/2015 4:21:54 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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posted on
07/15/2015 4:31:14 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Not only is he slashing it, he is allowing transgendered mentally ill to serve. I guess the 'hope' is that our enemies will laugh themselves to death.
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posted on
07/15/2015 4:53:26 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: jazusamo
No Congress in this either.
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posted on
07/15/2015 4:58:35 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: UCANSEE2
He is hoping to destroy the moral and fighting ability of the military.
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posted on
07/15/2015 5:02:15 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(INTOLERANCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!!)
To: jazusamo
...a reaction to ongoing deep budget cuts. Congress passes budgets.
To: DoodleDawg
Congress passes budgets.Well I'll be darned, you're a genius. Did you read my comment #1 and the entire article?
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posted on
07/15/2015 5:12:41 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
To: jazusamo
Well I'll be darned, you're a genius. Did you read my comment #1 and the entire article? Yes and yes. So what is Congress doing about it?
To: DoodleDawg
Like your three word post the uniparty Congress is doing very little.
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posted on
07/15/2015 5:24:18 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
To: All
Anyone who doesn’t see that Obama is trying his damndest to damage to the end our country is a freaking idiot...or complicit with him......
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posted on
07/15/2015 5:30:54 PM PDT
by
Boonie
("Nuke 'em all...Let Allah sort 'em out...)
To: jazusamo; onyx; JustAmy; deoetdoctrinae; RedMDer; TheOldLady; Lady Jag; DJ MacWoW; moose07; ...
jazusamo wrote: "0bama, his handlers and the uniparty are destroying us from within."
From the editorial: "Since 2011, the Army's "base budget" has plummeted by nearly 18% in real terms."
From Heritage Foundation's assessment in their First Annual Index of U.S. Military Strength : Washington, DC, Feb. 24, 2015 "The U.S. military may be weaker than you think. All but one branch of America's military and nuclear forces are currently operating at 'marginal' strength levels."
Considering the after effects left in the wake of the administrations of LBJ, Carter and Clinton, the long term impact from military budget slashings by Obama arrives at great cost to our Nation's security, which cost will be paid long into the future.
In short, this does not bode well for our Nation.
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posted on
07/15/2015 6:31:08 PM PDT
by
bd476
To: bd476; jazusamo; onyx
Obama is a mole.
The idiot Senator Corker along with the GOP and Democrat Senators that voted away their Constitutional power regarding treaties have given Obama the power of a tyrant in regard to treaties and will be as guilty as Obama and John Fn Kerry for this nuclear agreement with the terrorist state of Iran.
Obama already stated that he will veto if the Senate disagrees with him on the agreement.
That means that instead of Obama needing 2/3s of the Senate to agree with him, he only needs 1/3.
The Tyrant now can treat the US Congress as a mere advisory council and not coequal branch of government.
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posted on
07/15/2015 6:35:54 PM PDT
by
RedMDer
(Support Free Republic and Keep freedom ALIVE!)
To: bd476
No...but we must be strong. If we waver...then they have won. That must NEVER happen!
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posted on
07/15/2015 6:42:04 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!w)
To: RedMDer
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posted on
07/15/2015 6:47:02 PM PDT
by
bd476
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