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earthside

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4. 'Second rate' to whom?

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 11:24 AM

Feb 2013

Even with those cuts I suspect the U.S. will still be spending more than the next ten countries combine on 'defense'.

The list of reasonable cuts to the military is easy to make ... but the beneficiaries of the gravy-train want to just keep the gravy pouring. How about raising the retirement age for careerists to 65 like the rest of us? How about closing some of the tens of military installations we have in Italy? Why is there a base in Bulgaria?

Take the transfer of wealth from the middle class to the weapons manufacturers and the defense contractors out of the equation and we can very adequately protect this nation with less than half of what is being spent now on 'defense'.

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Cuts could make USA a second-rate power, Panetta warns [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2013 OP

Bullshit but if true good newfie11 Feb 2013 #1

Sounds like ineffective management in the defense department Fresh_Start Feb 2013 #2

We would have to cut 80% of our defense budget to be second-rate. What a bunch of bullshit. Scuba Feb 2013 #3

'Second rate' to whom? earthside Feb 2013 #4

Exactly what I was going to post. sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #5