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No. of Recommendations: 11
Everyday of the Trump administration is another gift for Putin:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for cutting 8 percent from the defense budget in each of the next five years ... The proposed cuts, if adopted, would mark the largest effort to rein in Pentagon spending since 2013, when congressionally mandated budget reductions known as sequestration took effect. Those cuts were perceived as a crisis in the Pentagon at the time and grew increasingly unpopular with Republicans and Democrats alike as their effects on the military’s ability to train and be ready for war became clear.Guess we'll see just how far up Trump's ass Senate republicans are willing to crawl.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2...
No. of Recommendations: 1
I find it hard to believe they will cut defense.
But that is where a huge amount of fat is. Without a doubt the most wasteful of agencies.
But, yes, Putin and Xi would celebrate this.
No. of Recommendations: 1
It's a pleasure to see the Reaganauts fighting for more defense spending and a hard line against the Evil Empire Soviet Union.
Who knows? In 30 years you might be back here fighting for a Border Wall and to make Mexico pay for it
No. of Recommendations: 3
They are starting already by un-subsidizing their food.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations...Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food Costs Spent Elsewhere by the Army
The money is collected in what amounts to a tax on troops -- taken from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence payments, roughly $460 per month that is automatically deducted from the paychecks of service members.
The Army is repurposing more than half of the money it collects from junior enlisted soldiers for food, according to data reviewed by Military.com. The numbers suggest that a large portion of those funds are not going toward feeding soldiers, a diversion of resources coming at a time when troops increasingly struggle to find nutritious food on base.
The money is collected in what amounts to a tax on troops -- taken from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) payments, roughly $460 per month that is automatically deducted from the paychecks of service members who live in barracks and is intended to help cover food costs. For junior enlisted troops who earn about $30,000 annually, the cost can be consequential.But Secretary Jaegermeister will probably make up the savings by gettin rid of pronouns
No. of Recommendations: 2
Putin and Xi would celebrate this.
Which is an argument in favor of it happening in Trump's eyes.
No. of Recommendations: 1
I remember when I was a Republican, the constant harping on defense spending always annoyed me. It actually still does (most of the time). We had a denuded military prior to WWII, and we spent the next year losing (and trying to catch-up). We eventually did, of course. But with today's technologies, if you're not careful, you can lose almost before you realize you're at war.
Some may call me a "lib", or maybe a DINO. I've always been aware that we need a strong military to safeguard our interests overseas (note: not bully people, but create alliances that foster cooperation, which leads to more trade and fewer threats). We do need to be careful about how the military spends its monies, but drastic cuts in the defense department in today's world is -IMHO- foolhardy. Yes, that is one of the Big 4 budget items, and will make a dent in the deficit. But it won't come close to closing the gap, and will leave us ill-prepared to deal with China (thanks to Ukraine, Russia isn't much of a problem now).
I suspect they want to make their tax cuts neutral. Otherwise Dems could attack them for further blowing up the deficit.
Not sure what the party line is on defense spending (Dem). I just know what I think, and that really hasn't changed much with respect to the military since I cast my first ever vote for Reagan in 1984 (though, if I could do it again, I probably wouldn't have voted for him knowing what I know now).
No. of Recommendations: 1
but drastic cuts in the defense department in today's world is -IMHO- foolhardy.
Trump obviously likes and trusts Putin. What could possibly go wrong.
No. of Recommendations: 2
While true, I'm not really much concerned about Putin at this point. He has degraded his military and economy to a point that we won't have to worry about them for a decade or two. I still think we should continue to equip Ukraine, and let them take the fight to the Russians for as long as they are willing to do it.
China is the one I'm worried about. We should have been countering them since the Obama years, if not before (I'm not pleased with Obama letting them build fortified islands in the SCS, well outside their territorial waters).
