Posted on 11/07/2008 4:32:12 AM PST by Perseverando
Report cites Frank's proposal to cut military 25%
President-elect Barack Obama raised questions during an election campaign stop in Colorado Springs when he asserted the U.S. needs a "civilian national security force" that would be as powerful, strong and well-funded as the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force, but few of those questions have been answered.
But now one report is proposing a possible solution for part of the equation: From where would the money for such an organization come? Democrats in Congress now are floating the idea of cutting U.S. military spending by 25 percent, or $150 billion a year, and according to a report from blogger Jay Tea, that could be used for the new "security force."
The idea to cut the military, proposed by Rep. Barney Frank, already is being opposed by Republicans.
Frank, D-Mass., recently told a newspaper the Pentagon will have to start choosing the cuts from its weapons programs because he wants to slash more than $150 billion from the estimated $607 billion in defense spending already approved for fiscal year 2008.
Sen. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., argued America now is fighting terror worldwide, including active wars in Afghanistan and Iran, and that has stretched the capabilities of the military already.
He warned cutting funding in such a drastic way would be irresponsible.
"You know if we don't make the right decisions about the military nothing else will matter will it? Because if we don't have a free country then you know what do these other programs matter at all? That's the number one responsibility," he said.
The blogger, however, saw the plan linked this way: "Representative Barney Frank, apparently not content with his role in wreaking havoc on the nation's financial system, has announced that he will push for a 25 percent cut in
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Well since other sources also speak of this “security force”, perhaps WND isn’t the only party guilty of “fomenting fear”.
I am a student of history, I heard Obama make this proposal out of his own mouth...I felt fear and trepidation based on precedents in history as well as based on observations of the human propensity towards evil.
Perhaps we should disparage history books because they foment “fear” too!
THanks!
Brilliant idea!
How nice for you.
I'm a cynic. It's a genetic thing. When I hear the commercials WND produces, it is evident that they are a company first through twenty-ninth and a source of information thirtieth.
“We need to use Alinsky tactics and stock Obama’s Security Force with neo-cons....”
LOL...Now, THAT is an interesting idea (though I would call that an ANTI-Alinsky tactic)!
;-)
3 months of service?
You can’t do anything in 3 months except indoctrinate and train.
I guess this is how Comrade O is planning to slip in his re-education camps hoping nobody will notice.
For those who do forward this article, may I suggest cutting and pasting the article down to and including the Keywords, and don’t forget to send the FreeRepublic link also. The Keywords still work in Outlook Express. Don’t know about other e-mail packages.
Don’t you just wish everyone were a Freeper! If they were, then Duncan Hunter would have been elected President on Tuesday.
That one covers the 2nd amendment....he needs something to cover the first....
I won't let that happen. Will you? At some point we're going to have to fight, and depending on what happens will define that definition of "fight."
I am not going to sit here on my ass and let this socialist turn this country into U.S.S.A. ARE YOU?
I sincerely hope that anyone getting welfare checks in any way has to do the same.
"Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start."
Promote College Serve-Study: Obama and Biden will ensure that at least 25 percent of College Work-Study funds are used to support public service opportunities instead of jobs in dining halls and libraries.
Expand Corporation for National and Community Service: Obama and Biden will expand AmeriCorps from 75,000 slots today to 250,000 and they will focus this expansion on addressing the great challenges facing the nation. They will establish a Classroom Corps to help teachers and students, with a priority placed on underserved schools; a Health Corps to improve public health outreach; a Clean Energy Corps to conduct weatherization and renewable energy projects; a Veterans Corps to assist veterans at hospitals, nursing homes and homeless shelters; and a Homeland Security Corps to help communities plan, prepare for and respond to emergencies.
I did a YouTube.com search using “Civilian National Security Force.” There are a bunch of videos posted using the clip and some pretty good ones with graphics before they start to get off subject and on to other issues.
Here’s the link - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=civilian+national+security+force&search_type=&aq=1&oq=civilian
I also ran across this video of Obama’s “Young Minds Full of Mush.” Remember: “Obama Youth in Paramilitary Garb Chant Propaganda?” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoDEKRbd3gc
If time permits, take a minute and watch it, then listen to the rest of the 2:45 minute video while you’re reading something else. This is scary! These poor kids. They don’t have a chance. These have got to be some of William Ayers indoctinees. These kids have been thoroughly brainwashed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung
The brown shirts of the SA were formed from the criminal underclass of Germany.
Right now, there are over 2 million criminal prisoners and perhaps twice that many on probation or parole in the United States. The fastest way for Obama to create his SA would be to empty the prisons and issue the prisoners uniforms and guns to terrorize the population.
They can and will couch it any way they want. In the end it’s Marxism/govt. control of everything and vote buying.
And enough people have been misled about teflon coating that it is now illegal for non LE people to use and own these bullets in fear that it might be used against the police. In some states of the USA at least.
The myth stems from the fact that real AP rounds indeed use a teflon cap to protect its rather pointy ogive and facilitate feeding in an automatic firearm. The teflon itself doesn't do any armor penetrating, in fact teflon is so soft it can be used as a lubricant.
Teflon coated lead slugs are only made because it shoots cleaner and deposits less lead on the rifling and makes the barrel easier to clean after use. It flies just as fast as a similarly weighing lead bullet if put over the same powder charge. It also wears the rifling less than fmj rounds."
Thought you might want to know ;)
“The new national security force will be couched as a volunteering grp to help the poor & minorities., i.e.,Peace Corps, Vista programs. The college students that want/need financial aid will be required to join this grp.. Parents will let their kids join so they can get free college education. Yup, its the new world order.”
EXACTLY!!!!
The only way I’m “volunteering” is if I get paid the equivalent of $40 an hour the college kids are gonna get...;)
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