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Friday, April 22, 2011
Cuts Across The Board
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the worst thing they can do is just make cuts across the board. He says that would lead to a "hollow" military. So, Defense.gov reports, Gates is holding a comprehensive review to ensure any cuts are based on analysis of the consequences. Gates said he's had only one meeting, so far, to find ways to conduct the review, and hasn't decided on an approach yet. He says one possible approach would begin with the Quadrennial Defense Review, and to consider the implications of scaling back or eliminating specific missions.
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Does anyone really believe we will cut one penny from Defense spending, especially if the Defense Department is in charge of determining what will get cut?
There will be reviews. There will be commissions. There will be no cuts.
And there you have the real problem with containing the budget of this country. The GOP says, "we have to make big cuts, but Defense is off the table." The Democrats say, "we have to make big cuts, but social programs are off the table."
What is left is nickel and dime stuff that makes no difference. NPR really takes up that big a chuck of spending? Sponsoring a NASCAR driver is what we are going to war over?
If the budget really involves hard decisions, they why won't anyone make any?
Here here Dan! Right on. The right will fall for the "welfare queens in cadillacs" line while the left will swear that those evil corporations should be taxed more. Can we just start making factually based decisions instead of relying on fearmongering and false conclusions?
Of course he's going to stand up and say his department can't get cuts. That's what department managers do when it's budget time.
However, in this case, he is wrong.
Defense needs to be, and should be cut. We're WASTING billions having our troops not home.
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