[RedEyeJack]

There needs to be a come-to-Jesus meeting over what is in the DoD budget. Congress lays on a lot of requirements that contribute nothing to national defense. All the support given to Department of State can go first. Let Hillery get the DoS budget to cover it. Nancy Pelosi’s personal military air taxi service can easily go too. Pull troops out of Europe, Japan, and Korea. WWII has been over for 60 years we can afford to end the occupations.

[ritewingwarrior]

All departments need to be wacked 10-15%. I do not agree with pulling our troops out of those countries. Being in all of those places, as well as Iraq and Afghanistan, gives us the advantage of military readiness. It also impresses upon our enemies that we will not fight on our soil, but on theirs. Japan, Korea and Europe are all waypoints to the greater danger, and having a ready contingent of troops that Could pull out, and move to a more urgent area is better than having them sitting at home. Those posts are more pleasure than pain certainly.