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The time it takes for a ballistic missile to reach the United States. Our missile defense system made great strides under President Bush, but now Barney Frank wants to cut these "fancy programs" by slashing the military budget by 25 percent. Obama himself has said the same. The ramifications of Obama's statement in the first video (which you have seen) is made crystal clear in the second one (which you have not).

I'm not sure if this is on freerepublic... I couldn't find it. It's a well done video and could be used as a clear picture of what Obama's military posturing would probably result in. Only a few days so get the information to everyone you can track down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sj91NH5fvw

While noting that U.S. armed forces remain the most powerful in the world, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld blasted the Clinton administration Sunday for defense cutbacks he said left the military in such a "run down" condition that rebuilding could take up to a decade. "The infrastructure had decayed and it is still decayed and it will take now probably six, eight, ten years to get it back to the place that it ought to be," Rumsfeld told NBC "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert. The Bush Defense Secretary then added, "It takes time to run down a great military ...