Obama to help unveil "realistic" military plan

Reuters ^ | 1-4-12 | Laura MacInnis

[Justaham]

President Barack Obama will join top Pentagon commanders to unveil a new "more realistic" vision for the military, including cuts to ground force numbers as a result of budget strains, officials familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will hold a news conference fleshing out the contents of the strategic review of U.S. security interests after Obama's brief remarks on Thursday at the Pentagon, the officials said.

They said the review would emphasize military investment in Asia as well as air and maritime power, while reducing the pace of growth in Pentagon budgets overall and relying less on ground troops for American engagement abroad.

[albie]

Does it involve goose down feathers?

[EQAndyBuzz]

In other words, “Peacetime Dividend”

[Puppage]

President Barack Obama will join top Pentagon commanders to unveil a new "more realistic" vision for the military, including cuts to ground force numbers as a result of budget strains

FUBO!

[exnavy]

Can we spell “treason”?

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[goodnesswins]

how special....the fox guarding the hen house comes to mind

[dainbramaged]

Applause was heard from the chicoms and muzzies.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[2banana]

Where is the “realistic” plan for illegals? Unions? Regulations? Taxes? Entitlements? Etc.

[ml/nj]

IMPEACH NOW !!

ML/NJ

[Iron Munro]

Goodbye USMC.

Hello Obama-Korps.

[af_vet_rr]

Obama, “realistic”, and military are words that do not belong in the same sentence.

[Recon Dad]

If I close my eyes do you think he will just go away.

I pray the military leaders drag their collective feet until next November.

Why doesn’t Zero go to (pick your Department) and tell them to slash their payroll 15% instead of always going to the military to do the cutting.

[tet68]

reducing the pace of growth in Pentagon budgets overall and relying less on ground troops for American engagement abroad.

In other words, less American engagement abroad equals
a weaker foreign policy which is the only policy Obama
wants.

[surrey]

Four more years of this guy and we’re doomed.

[BenLurkin]

[Nachum]

Thanks for the headsup Army Air Corps

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[PieterCasparzen]

Quick Republican voters...

Which candidates will prioritize national defense...

over

healthcare, green energy, dept of education, building “infrastructure” here in the U.S., etc...

[2ndDivisionVet]

Some of the crew...