I agree. But... I just finished working on a defense contract, and two of the three former-military co-workers were liberals.
The military and DOD civilian workforce is not an Obama constituency. So, the “Divider and Chief” will punish this group along with anyone else who did not support him in the last election.
I really despise the division of our country that is taking place. Sure, the military has fat that can be cut, but of all the functions of governments, defense of the nation is the top responsibility. So, I would be more amenable to cuts in Defense if lesser functions of government were cut first. That is not going to happen because the people who perform these lesser functions of government support Obama and the democrats and constitute a larger number of votes.