Remember That Tiny $90 Billion Reduction In The Military Budget?

[unhappycamper]

I posted this article yesterday:

White House Makes A Tiny Start To Reduce War Funding



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: The amount is now down to $78 billion dollars. You can't even buy two Ford-class aircraft carriers for $78 billion!



Sources: DoD ordered to cut $78B over 5 years
By John T. Bennett - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Dec 23, 2010 16:12:46 EST

White House budget officials have ordered the Pentagon to shed $78 billion from its annual budgets over the next five years, starting with a $12 billion cut in 2012, sources told Military Times.

[formercia]

1. No more Pop Tarts. Damn

Hostages and stranded Cruise Ship passengers will now eat Hardtack.

[zbdent]

2. But remember, $50 billion over ten years to make sure that kids could

be healthier ...

that was wayyyyy too much to spend ...

[n2doc]

3. Over 5 years, no less !

15 bil a year is a Rounding error on a 700 bil a year budget. Probably take it out of family education or housing....