Speaking today to the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates reported that cuts to military spending would mean a military that “will be able to go fewer places and be able to do fewer things.”
In the midst of three open-ended wars and endless attacks across the Middle East, one would think this might be a selling point, though Gates clearly didn’t intend it as such. Rather, he warned that the military faces “a diverse range of threats” and needs to retain funding at a level unrivaled in the history of humankind.
Both Gates and Admiral Michael Mullen addressed the subcommittee today and the message was, as ever, that the record current military budget represents underfunding and that even the “cuts” to the rate of growth going forward are major threats that could tear the US military, which receives almost ten times as much money annually as any other nation, to bits.
The current line of argument is that all those open-ended wars are really putting a strain on the military, and that not only do they need the increased funding to “reset” the force to its pre-war positions, but that it also needs money to continue those wars.
Which seems pretty obviously an endless cycle. Admiral Mullen admitted only yesterday that the US will be in Afghanistan long after 2014, and Secretary Gates has openly suggested the US might stay in Iraq for “decades” more. The Libyan War is still escalating, while US strikes in Yemen and Pakistan both continue apace. Even if the military is giving extra “reset” money, it seems the wars will ensure that the strain and need for more money is never-ending.
War war war. Can't have no half decent war or three without sufficient funding. So and the problematic aspect might be, what's happens when the money runs out? Oh wait I forgot, China is putting up all the cash for the wars of Empire… never mind.
…“will be able to go fewer places and be able to do fewer things.”…
That would be the prime objective in cutting the Defense budget. Bring the troops home, close down the (non)permanent bases currently being built all over the middle east, close down all the military installations all around the world – especially in Europe…and build a purely defensive military, as the Founders intended.
But, that's not going to happen, is it?!!
Depends on what the warmongers define as being "defensive". So far the Department of Defense has spent all its time on the offensive. Even going so far as being on the "offensive" about its budget.
The US war industry is almost a 90 billion dollar industry.., pentagon included.., the new pentagon chief going to argue that: we need job and to keep jobs so we need wars and more money for wars.., Obama in election days going to argue that: we need all these jobs and by having more wars we create more jobs by giving more money to war industry and Oil companies we have safeguard those who have jobs.., whatever happens after that is not our problem.., how many people are killed in process.., well is not our problem.., if we don't have any money for education.., well is not our problem . That`s where the argument between a functioning democracy and those who pretend to be democrats is.., killing people and destroying a country or two is not their problem.., having their war industry operational is much more important to them then having peace and enjoying it too.
No, to more wars. No, to the existing wars. No, to the empire of foreign military bases. No, to entangling alliances. No, to the warmongering imperial presidency. No, to gazillion dollar military budgets. Yes, fo Thomas Jefferson's foriegn policy of peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none. Problem solved!.
The military is your king. You have to starve to support your military. You have to stay unemployed to support your military, as the military demands they get the money that could have been used for stimulus. You have to live without medical care, as that money also goes to the military. You have to sacrifice your children's education today and their retirement tomorrow to the military, as the military demands all the money now. You have to drive on crumbling roads and bridges that are about to collapse because the military demands all the money. You have to live behind levees that are too low and unmaintained because the military demands the money.
The founders warned of standing armies and against war. They viewed both as supreme threats to the liberties that they had just fought for and died to win. And they were right.
My response to Gates and Mullen is, to quote the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon, "both spherical and in the plural."
These people are incompetent. They get more money than all the rest of the militaries of the world combined, and they still can't win a war. They pick the weakest possible targets to pick on, and they still can't win a war.
If you keep giving your money to fools and incompetents, if you continue to fund their bizarre plans that fools always say are going to succeed in the future, then you deserve to be broke.
The supreme irony is that Gates is actually telling the truth in that first quote. Imagine that! The downside being?
"..go fewer places and do fewer things.."
The military doesn't have to go anywhere. Just stay home and defend America. That's all. What Gates is really talking about here is projecting American domination overseas.
Just look around everyone in the world look at the people in the room with you.No won wants war the only reason there is war is because of these rich elite people that controll are governments.They want world war 3 so when they come out of there bunkers after the war they started probably with China and Russia by the way I bet there hidouts are nicer than most houses.They want to controll everything but we have to fight for there plan to work.We now all the wars were based on lies and nowone attacked us but we still let them suck us into war.We have to stop fighting and if we do they will use a fauls flag attack to get us to.We have to be smart and not rush into war were they point us because after we investigate it it will point to the government and ellite so called ellite.Thats how is getting us killed and has plans for WW3 .If we don't use are brains we will be dead and the ones that live will be slaves.And this is not Chinas plan or Russias its some of the people controling the western world.
And when we refuse top fight be ready for a faulse flag only don't rush were they point you find real evidence or how had to gain from it.If you new anything that was going to happen or took part in any way you will spend the rest of your life in a small cell were you belong already.I wrote this from some things I watched and after 9/11 and 7/7 I know thats there plan they want to depopulate the world to below 500 million.If we keep fighting we are falling into there trap.Can't remember were or what they are called but they have stone slabs with the number of there depopulation plan on them and I almost positive its in America.These people are sick we have the power to stop them.There are probably people involved that want to stop but are scared.I would rather die than kill billions of people.I would rather dfie than to look at there face lieing to me thropugh the t.v.Remember Gates he just put China on the to deal with list THEY WANT WW3 lets fight back.GOD bless.
Sorry when I said fight back I ment by not going to war for these blood suckers you would be doping the exact thingh thewy want.Pretending like the safety of your country is at stake when the only thing at stake is there sick plan.Now I don't know if thats the exact plan but w3atch for somthing similar like Gates Talking about dealing with problems than including China.Thats a start to something bigger.All these conpiracys that flot around most nopt all but most are real.All you have to do is look into it to see its the truth.People aint stupid and we are many they are few in comparason since when did the few speak for the many many many.Well its up to us to change that its called freedom were the majority wins the vote in this case there lives again GOD bless.