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U.S. military decimated under Obama, only ‘marginally able’ to defend nation
wash times ^ | 2/24/15 | Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 02/25/2015 9:30:14 AM PST by bestintxas

The U.S. military is shedding so many troops and weapons it is only “marginally able” to defend the nation and falls short of the Obama administration’s national security strategy, according to a new report by The Heritage Foundation on Tuesday.

“The U.S. military itself is aging. It’s shrinking in size,” said Dakota Wood, a Heritage analyst. “And it’s quickly becoming problematic in terms of being able to address more than one major conflict.”

President Obama’s latest strategy is to size the armed forces so that the four military branches have sufficient troops, ships, tanks and aircraft to win a large war, while simultaneously acting to “deny the objectives of — or impose unacceptable costs on — another aggressor in another region.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obama
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The #1 job of our federal govt is to defend the states.

weakening our military while our enemies expand theirs, and allowing non-Americans to overrun our country is treason, pure and simple.

It is time for States, either individually or collectively to say 'NO!.

1 posted on 02/25/2015 9:30:14 AM PST by bestintxas
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3261137/posts


2 posted on 02/25/2015 9:32:51 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (If obama speaks and there is no one there to hear it, is it still a lie?)
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treason


3 posted on 02/25/2015 9:34:09 AM PST by RatRipper (Obama has made me the slave of sluggards.)
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To: bestintxas
But of course, the Number one Priority of our new Defense Secretary is to make sure that the military should make faggots who want to wear dresses feel good about themselves.


4 posted on 02/25/2015 9:34:15 AM PST by DiogenesLamp
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To: bestintxas

I was told a few months ago it was the first time in decades that 5 fleets have been in port AT ONCE.


5 posted on 02/25/2015 9:35:59 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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‘falls short of the Obama administration’s national security strategy’

Big lie in the first sentence. His strategy IS to destroy our Military.


6 posted on 02/25/2015 9:38:08 AM PST by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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you mean 0bama is working against America’s best interests and helping our enemies?

gee... who could’ve imagined such a thing...


7 posted on 02/25/2015 9:38:59 AM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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“Fleets at Port”

He was probably hoping we would get attacked and he would have his own little Pearl Harbor.. 4 term Prez - FDR style...


8 posted on 02/25/2015 9:41:03 AM PST by acw011 (Great Goooogly Mooogly!)
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Battle groups don’t protect the country sitting in port. The only time they should be sitting there is if they just completed their 6 month deployment.


9 posted on 02/25/2015 9:41:51 AM PST by miliantnutcase
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It’s been six years. Nobody who can do anything is saying no. It will only get worse.


10 posted on 02/25/2015 9:42:34 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: bestintxas

If present trends continue, in 20 years the U.S. Marines will consist of 300 Muslim drag queens.


11 posted on 02/25/2015 9:43:35 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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The first thing Obama did when he came into office is stop our Nuclear Weapon Programs R & D. We have fewer Nuclear Warheads in out Inventory then we have in decades.

He is nothing short of a Traitor, Elected by other Traitors.


12 posted on 02/25/2015 9:43:51 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (If you think the Mulatto Marxist is bad, just wait until the Menopausal Marxist shows up.)
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I’m trying to find the info about how many battle groups were in port at the same time under Odungo


13 posted on 02/25/2015 9:45:38 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: bestintxas
Meanwhile, in The Kremlin....


14 posted on 02/25/2015 9:46:02 AM PST by dfwgator
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U.S. military decimated under Obama, only ‘marginally able’ to defend nation

In other words - the plan is on schedule.

We have nothing to fear with Barack Obama in the White House


15 posted on 02/25/2015 9:50:40 AM PST by capydick ("If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.")
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Cheer up.
16 posted on 02/25/2015 9:50:58 AM PST by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. $.98-$.89<$.10)
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> U.S. military decimated under Obama, only ‘marginally able’ to defend nation

Uhhh - what did you expect from someone who conceals their identity?

Every election official and judge who enabled this should be prosecuted for treason, they facilitated the sacking of the Executive.


17 posted on 02/25/2015 9:54:28 AM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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He is nothing short of a Traitor, Elected by other Traitors.

1Sa 8:7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.

1Sa 8:18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

18 posted on 02/25/2015 9:56:32 AM PST by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. $.98-$.89<$.10)
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To: bestintxas
The people of this country collectively not forcing the DC government to do it's job is the real problem. The criminals run amok in DC and Wall Street is the symptom of citizen complacency.

the old saying; "divided we fall" is prevalent and is obviously the goal of this regime in the WH. Another old saying that the US citizens have unfortunately forgotten is " Freedom isn't Free".

19 posted on 02/25/2015 10:08:28 AM PST by drypowder
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“The #1 job of our federal govt is to defend the states.”

Obama cant have that.


20 posted on 02/25/2015 10:09:03 AM PST by lowbridge
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