{"id":21736,"date":"2011-01-06T08:55:30","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T12:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=21736"},"modified":"2011-01-06T08:55:30","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T12:55:30","slug":"more-budget-cuts-for-dod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=21736","title":{"rendered":"More budget cuts for DoD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fox News<\/a> headlines today a story this morning about outgoing Secretary of Defense proposing cuts to his department’s budget;<\/p>\n

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is announcing the latest round of cost-cutting measures for the military, including a plan to do away with a new amphibious vehicle that can ferry troops to shore while under fire.<\/p>\n

The plan is aimed at staving off potentially deeper cuts by the White House or Congress by showing that the Pentagon is taking seriously a call to rein in the U.S. deficit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s a simple question: how many other government agencies are submitting programs they think ought to be cut? Before all y’all break Google looking for the answer, I’ll give it to you. None.<\/p>\n

Gates is on his way out and DoD is a favorite target of Democrats. Now they’ve all discovered that they can cut defense spending while we’re engaged in a war around the world and no one gets pissed.<\/p>\n

Newly elected lawmakers aligned with the ultraconservative tea party movement, including Sen. Rand Paul, have said that cuts to military spending must be considered if the federal government is to reduce its deficit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yup, even Rand Paul, who convinced a lot of people that he wasn’t allied with Adam Kokesh, the IVAW clown who made a video with Rand Paul to highlight their similarities during Kokeash’s failed congressional race in New Mexico. Now, Paul’s true anti-war colors come out. Why isn’t he calling for cuts in the redundant Commerce Department, or the absolutely useless Education Department? <\/p>\n

So which is easier to cut, weapons or personnel? Weapons create jobs. So that leaves…well…you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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