Though it was already established by the Congressional Budget Office earlier this month that the “$400 Billion” military spending cut will actually amount to a small increase in spending in the near term, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is still lobbying hard against it.
The latest line from Gates is that the cuts would force a major revision of how the US views warfighting, and that they could likely no longer fight two regional wars simultaneously. The Pentagon has predicted the cuts will also mean a reduced number of troops.
Nowhere in their assessment is the obvious question of whether the United States should be constantly fighting at least two major wars simultaneously. Indeed, with the Libyan War still being escalated the prospect of the Obama Administration fighting three major wars doesn’t seem far-fetched.
The warning is likely a dramatic overstatement from Secretary Gates, however. The $400 billion “cuts” are by and large reductions of the size of projected future spending, and not cuts in real terms. Even then most of the “savings” come many years down the road, with plenty of time for officials to pare them away.
You mean we might have to give up effing up the world? Wow that would be horrible wouldn't it?
How many wars pentagon wants.., what I am saying is that: Pentagon/US militarism regime is after wars and more wars, being involved in three of them is not enough.., what Gates is saying is: that there are people out there both within and out side pentagon whom demanding for more wars and he just answering them back by saying.., If you work your end of the agreement by providing me more money I be happy to give you the wars you are asking for.., otherwise.., cutting my budget is not going to do you any good – wars.., i would love to but sorry.., no money no wars. This is one more reason we are saying that US/NATO-EU is a militarism regimes so is each and everyone of members by itself.., forget about democracy.., democracy is lifeless and buried down to its hospital bed since 1990.., Bill Clinton Killed it, people been trying hard for it to recover.., but is not responding due to Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice and nurse Power lately being in charge. People be prepared.., we are heading for the 3rd world war any time from know.
One of the best reasons to cut the military budget is to prevent the US government from fighting multiple wars at the same time.
Soldiers are seeing with there own eyes that there government is getting them to do illegal things that normal humans would have trouble living with lats a big reason for the American suicides.Just as bad some soldiers go into war normal then mentaly come out with problems thatb make them more dangerous than the worst criminals because they not only been traned to kill they have killed witch makes some not able to live withthemselves and others look at killing as somthing easy to do and live with.Sad but true.
Unable to fight multiple wars? No, stop, you are breaking my heart. What would life be like without multiple wars, drone attacks, CIA infiltrations, overthrowing foreign governments, torture and destroying lives in several countries at the same time.
It would mean peace – what a sad thought. – that is not the American way of life!
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to war we go.
The only way there are going to be true cuts is if we truely go bankrupt and are forced into it. Isn't it ironic that the only one being covered by the media talking about pentagon cuts is Gates?
Hallejulah!
I'm very sad that my choice of wars to particpate in will be greatly reduced. I had hoped to have a choice of which war to support and watch on the nightly news, but it seems that if budget cuts get in the way my choices will be very limited.
Of course we can't cut the budget and cause this national tragedy- I WANT MY MULTIPLE WARS AND I WANT THEM NOW.
/end sarcasm
Sounds like a win-win situation to me.