Frank and Democrats want 25% cut in military during time of war
In a meeting with the editorial board of The Standard-Times, Rep. Frank, D-Mass., also called for a 25 percent cut in military spending, saying the Pentagon has to start choosing from its many weapons programs, and that upper-income taxpayers are going to see an increase in what they are asked to pay.
The military cuts also mean getting out of Iraq sooner, he said.
via SouthCoastToday.com: Frank envisions post-election stimulus from Democrats
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Your premise for this post is flawed, “During a Time of War.”
We are not “in a time of war.” We are “in a time of flawed and failed policy.”
So what is the problem?
If we used diplomacy instead of being trigger happy, there would be no need for our bloated military budget.
If we used actual military personnel instead of paid mercenaries, no bid government contracts with cost plus accounting where we are paying 3-10x the actual costs of having our military actually do the work, then again we could lower our overall military expenditures and receive the same “work accomplished.”
If we turned to renewable energy, that I would venture to guess you have limited belief in its ability to work, then we would not need a bloated military to subsidize our imperialistic demands of protecting our fossil fuel importations globally.
Again, work on the premise of your post, and then there can be justifiable credence given to your claims of foul for cutting the military expenditures for this nation.
“There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.”
…Barack Obama