unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (DoD? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.
Read all about Fair Use here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.
unhappycamper summary of this article: $90 billion dollars over five years equals less than a 2% drop in funding.
I would have hoped for a more audacious start in downsizing our war machine.
Sources: White House orders DoD to cut $90B over 5 yearsBy JOHN T. BENNETT - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Dec 23, 2010 5:46:38 EST
White House budget officials have ordered the Pentagon to shed $90 billion from its annual budgets over the next five years, starting with a $12 billion cut in 2012, sources told Defense News.