Posted on 02/02/2016 3:26:52 PM PST by BenLurkin
A senior defense official, who like others spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans, said the advances made by Russia and China do "force a competition that has to be confronted in the next decade."
Almost half of the new investments Carter will propose are related to what officials see as a growing threat from Moscow, where President Vladimir Putin has demonstrated his willingness to employ Russian military might from Ukraine to Syria.
Despite repeated cease-fire agreements, the conflict in Ukraine continues there between Russian-backed separatists and the government in Kiev.
If approved by Congress, the budget plan would quadruple funding to bolster the American military presence in Europe under an initiative Obama introduced in the wake of Russia's move into Ukraine in 2014.
Under the proposed expansion to the European Reassurance Initiative, which would grow to $3.4 billion in 2017 under the new budget plan, the Pentagon would increase the U.S. troop presence in Europe; expand positioning of combat vehicles and other equipment there; help allies build up military infrastructure; and train more allied troops.
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budget priority.
Lets see homosexuals, cross dressing , replacing serious officers with political hacks and homosexuals. Women in combat, military to have unisex bathrooms and showers.
I think the Pentagon should be concentrated on making sure Hillary’s bathroom server is completely defunct along with whatever replacement server her or her two-dick billy goat of a token husband are using to grift millions of dollars from around the world for secrets and favors.
You forgot the Pentagon’s biggest priorities - pregnancy awareness and lactation training. Sex changes are on the wish list and could be included in the next budget.
I thought the biggest threat was global warming.
Yeah let’s ignore Islamo-Fascism and go after Putin instead, real smart. /s
correct, they have so much more social engineering to do before they leave.
What a scam! US fosters overthrow of legitimate Ukraine government by violent means, Crimeans and E Ukrainians seek independence from neo-Nazi/NATO/US/EU coup government, and it’s Russia, totally encircled by NATO and NATO bases, that is the aggressor!
Just a pathetic trick to bolster MIC by appropriating trillions of taxpayer dollars from hardworking Americans to feed the narcissism and pocketbooks of the elites.
And the frickin’ Turks are going to drag us into a war.
Especially if everybody’s new “darling” Rubio is elected.
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Kinda late, don’cha think?
I’d rather have laser cannons, particle beam guns, hypersonic fighters and bombers, and warships with deflector shields under development.
None of those are nowhere near as outrageous as the social engineering that the military budget is being abused for.
Oh yes , so much to do for them and so little time left.
When is Europe going to pay for its own defense? NATO should have been dissolved after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Europe’s biggest problem is not Russia, it’s the invading Muslim horde. They seem hell bent on committing cultural suicide, so why is the US obligated to defend them when they won’t defend themselves?
This is nuts. The national debt is $19 trillion and we’re spending money on pimping with Russia.
You forgot about “being accommodating to lactating females.”
Yes, of course it should have. NATO is now an arm of the "new world order" and is providing "security cover" for Europe while it destroys its civilization and brings in a new citizenry.
That is not a cheery thought.
We subsidize it! We provide for their protection while they vacation.
There is so much social change to be done it is hard to remember all their agenda. In a short note it is to change the military for ever and ruin it.
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