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~ Reduction In ARMY - Smallest Since 9/11..... Pre WWll Levels

~ Reduction In ARMY - Smallest Since 9/11..... Pre WWll Levels

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by: herron1345 Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 5:57pm  
So, I just heard that we're reducing our Army by forty thousand by 2017, while Russia and China both significantly add to their Military budgets, and ISIS continues to rum rampant in the Middle East....    This will be the smallest our Army has been since 9 /11, Pre WWll Levels, while terrorism and International threat is at an all time high....  Something doesn't seem right here, my friends....  Links To Full Articles: http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/07/08/usa-today-u-s-army-to-pink-slip-40000-soldiers-over-next-2-years/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/09/dangerously-low-army-unveils-deep-troop-cuts-eyes-smallest-force-since-11/
 
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sweetie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 Forum Moderator
~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 6:25pm  
Someone impeach this bunch of idiots, the whole bunch of them. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 6:50pm  
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ProblemAgain Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 7:15pm  
BUDGET CUTS....you wanted smaller budgets, you got smaller budgets. thank the sequester for that initially.  the alternative is tax increases. and we still spend more on defense than the next 10 nations. add to that the fact that we are transitioning more and more to a tech military and less and less cannon fodder. the hardware is expensive. a cruise missile runs around 3/4 of a million bucks..some of the newer fighters begin at close to 100 million a copy..the mrap troop transporters run up to 800,000 each.  meantime because of over a decade of war, we have HUGE numbers of veterans. some of these veterans are an ongoing budget item which keeps growing as age and disability overtakes them. the upside of so many veterans  means that we will still have a large force of fully trained reserves.this is not the first time we have gone thru this. (and you can also point fingers at the aisle divide in the legislative branch. while bemoaning and wailing and waving their patriotic credentials,  certain legislators are still trying to cut unless the cutting is from their district.
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herron1345 Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 7:23pm  
 "the alternative is tax increases"@ProblemAgainI beg to differ, dude, as we could cut Entitlement and Welfare Programs, which make up over two thirds of the overall budget...  Link To Source For 2014:http://www.heritage.org/federalbudget/budget-entitlement-programs 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 7:48pm  
Last time they cut way back it was short lived.  National Defense is the one of the things the government really should be doing.  Don't get me wrong we all know there is a lot of waste that goes on and too much unaccounted for $$.    4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 7:57pm  
first of all that is for 2014...and that is the heritage foundation. they are  the ones who defined items as welfare and entitlement . notice that social security is in there, the interest on the national debt and medicare. so your welfare is not 2/3 of the budget. and once again that was 2014...this is the 2015 budget 4951
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herron1345 Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 8:04pm  
@ProblemAgainAre you at all insinuating that:A.) Our Military / Defense Budget should be cut with all that's going on around us, such as Russia invading the Ukraine, China, North Korea, not to mention ISIS these days?B.) That the Entitlement / Welfare Programs in this country does NOT need a serious overhauling?C.) That we should make the necessary cuts to Entitlement / Welfare Programs, as well as all other "Pork" related spending, and Politicians Pay / Expenses before cutting our Military?  D.) If your child was allergic to Peanuts, would you ask that the entire class not be permitted to possess anything peanut related?  4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 9:37pm  
Since he is slow to respond , I filled in....A. YesB. YesC. YesD. No , that's BS. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 10:46pm  
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 9, '15 11:43pm  
@ProblemAgainAre you at all insinuating that:A.) Our Military / Defense Budget should be cut with all that's going on around us, such as Russia invading the Ukraine, China, North Korea, not to mention ISIS these days?B.) That the Entitlement / Welfare Programs in this country does NOT need a serious overhauling?C.) That we should make the necessary cuts to Entitlement / Welfare Programs, as well as all other "Pork" related spending, and Politicians Pay / Expenses before cutting our Military?  D.) If your child was allergic to Peanuts, would you ask that the entire class not be permitted to possess anything peanut related? 
 
@herron1345: you miss the whole ******* point as usual, i'm fed up with this crap
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 10, '15 7:07am  
You can thank that worthless Kenyan Muslim the libs put in charge for that. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 10, '15 7:40am  
We could use those good troops to secure our border! Where is The Donald when I need him?? 4951
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herron1345 Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 10, '15 11:40am  
"you miss the whole ****ing point as usual, i'm fed up with this crap"@ProblemAgainMy friend, based on everyone else's response, it seems to be YOU that's missing the whole ***king point.... Or maybe you're NOT for Personal Freedoms, Personal Liberties, Self Responsibility, Self Accountability, and a United States Of America....  Maybe you're actually for a Socialist Government that tells you when, where, how, and how often you can wipe your own as$.....   If so, perhaps you might want to take a good look at how well Socialist Programs and Entitlements has worked out for Greece....  
 
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 10, '15 11:45am  
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 10, '15 12:08pm  
Please be advised that Social Security is NOT an entitlement.  This is money paid into a trust by working people  over the years and the Government has USED to increase the interest.  If we need to decrease spending then do NOT allow millions of ILLEGALS into this country and DECREASE Welfare and Entitlements.  Don't pay people to do nothing but "soak" up US dollars.  No more having "litters of kids" that the taxpayers have to support.Michelle Obama spent $600,000 redoing the dining room at the WhiteHouse.  It's very scary that a sitting President is reducing our Military when there is so much uprest in the World, especially ISIS breathing at our door and many already here thanks to our OPEN BORDERS.  The US Government has gotten TOO large and CORRUPT.  Set term limits on ALL Politicians and the Supreme Court of Liberals for starters! 4951
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