Was our military crippled in 2007?
Even with a few less of these, we'll be all right.
Pentagon Budget: (.XLS file)
2011: $712.655 billion
With the failure of the Super Congress, the Pentagon is facing a $600 billion cut over 10 years, or $60 billion per year. That would be a $662.655 ...
John McCain, Lindsey Graham fight to keep defense spending out of control
Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, deficit peacocks (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
It's a well-worn theme around the lefty blogosphere, but always worth pointing out. No, Republicans don't actually care about the deficit. Case in point:
Under the cur...
Heritage Foundation on Republicans’ military draft threat: ‘It’s nutty talk’
Last week, House Armed Services chair Rep. Buck McKeon threatened the Super Congress over defense cuts, warning that the country would have to reinstate the draft if cuts went too deep. This was his appearance on Fox, making the threat.
McKeon's commi...
House Armed Services chair uses threat of draft to stave off defense cuts
Think there'll really be significant cuts coming out of the Republican House?
If the bipartisan debt supercommittee is unable to reach a deal by Thanksgiving, across-the-board cuts to defense spending could lead to the reinstatement of a military draf...
New taxes or Pentagon cuts? We’ll see neither
So Reid says the super committee must have new revenues.
Reid says the tea party's influence on the process has been "unfair to the American people." "The American people are not impressed by the no new revenue...because the richest of the rich have co...
Conrad proposes significant defense cuts
Sen. Kent Conrad's deficit peacockery seems to be stemmed by his impending retirement. He is proposing a 50/50 split between cuts and revenues on the 2012 budget. The details of that budget are leaking out, and it is reported to contain cuts of $800 ...
Busy With Afghanistan, the U.S. Military Has No Time to Train for Big Wars
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, AnalysisIn a decade of war, the U.S. military has gotten good at counterinsurgency. But it may have dangerously neglected the skills needed to fight the major conflicts some believe are coming. Permalink |&...
