[Southack]

Even a broken clock can get it right twice a day...lots of bureaucratic fat can be cut from our military (and cutting might even improve readiness).

And do we really need $400,000 shoulder-launched missiles when our enemies use $28 RPG’s?

[Doogle]

.....guess it depends on which one your holding

[BwanaNdege]

What is the $400k missile?

[kabar]

Look at the larger picture. This isn’t about cutting fat, it is about getting more money for the entitlement and welfare programs. These programs have plenty of fat, fraud, waste, and abuse. This is about cutting the US down to size by the Marxist regime that runs this country. No more US as a superpower.

[OldGoatCPO]

Your are right and so is Gates, there are far to many Admirals and Generals. Believe me I do not care for Gates, he has been Bambi's lap dog for the last 18 months.

That said, where else will you find the people with the kind of experience needed to become the upper management in the DOD. More troubling is the signal that they will cut GS and Contractors. Not mentioned is that they also intend to cut troop strengths as well. Which is why they can get rid of some Flag Officers. I can tell you from experience that when they cut personnel levels, they use contractors to fill the void. If they get rid of contractors, GS employees and service members who will fill the gaps and keep the military feed, trained and combat ready? In the 80’s when Reagan began his cuts (1985) contractors filled many jobs from high tech to grunt work. I have worked all sides of the equation, I have been a contractor, member and civilian employee.

We need the better guided stand-off shoulder launched missiles because while RPG’s are effective some of our (future) enemies have more advanced weaponry then the Afghanistan fighters.

[rahbert]

ours knock and present a Miranda warning before exploding..