Posted on 01/07/2012 9:39:03 AM PST by darkwing104
At the Pentagon this week the liberals biggest fantasy has now become reality. Barack Obama is cutting the military budget and using the savings to fund social programs. In a rare press conference in the Pentagon, he called for a major reduction of the U.S. Armed forces over the next ten years. Obamas strategy is to reduce Americas presence in Europe and redirect our Strategic forces towards the Middle East and Asia, leaving the defense of Europe in the hands of NATO.
Obamas plan shifts strategic force to the Asia-Pacific region to counter Chinas growing military threat. The movement of forces to the Middle East will focus on countering the threat of violent extremism. This strategy sounds good to the liberal press but like any of this Administrations Alinsky inspired plans it lacks detail. Of course this plan is based solely on budget woes so dont hold your breath waiting to see if any other government entity receives such a large budget cut. Such a plan is risky, and leaves the U.S, vulnerable in the long run.
Hollow Force
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I guess all those stoney weekends he played Risk with his radical friends payed off.
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