Sunday, February 01, 2009
Silly Americans, National Security is a Republican Issue
Obama is cutting the Department of Defense 2010 budget request by more then 10%. This is not the only cut in National Security funding Obama has made. It is just the only cut that has gone public.
When Obama won the election I told friends that he wouldn't be stupid enough to cut Intelligence and Defense spending. If Obama did cut the spending and then another terrorist attack happened, he would be directly blamed for the deaths of Americans. I was obviously wrong. I guess Obama assumes that his entire time in office will be praised by the media no matter what he does. And he is probably right.
Update: During the campaign Obama's website said that "Obama and Biden will complete the effort to increase our ground forces by 65,000 soldiers and 27,000 Marines. " And he set the following three goals: 1. Barack Obama will rebuild the military for 21st century tasks; 2. Restore the readiness of the National Guard and Reserves; 3. Engage our allies in meeting our common security challenges. Good luck rebuilding without any money. Does Obama need to take an accounting class?
When Obama won the election I told friends that he wouldn't be stupid enough to cut Intelligence and Defense spending. If Obama did cut the spending and then another terrorist attack happened, he would be directly blamed for the deaths of Americans. I was obviously wrong. I guess Obama assumes that his entire time in office will be praised by the media no matter what he does. And he is probably right.
Update: During the campaign Obama's website said that "Obama and Biden will complete the effort to increase our ground forces by 65,000 soldiers and 27,000 Marines. " And he set the following three goals: 1. Barack Obama will rebuild the military for 21st century tasks; 2. Restore the readiness of the National Guard and Reserves; 3. Engage our allies in meeting our common security challenges. Good luck rebuilding without any money. Does Obama need to take an accounting class?
