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January 14, 2011
Defense Secretary Robert Gates rule: Act first, think later
Topics: Political News and commentariesJennifer Rubin, on Defense Secretary Robert Gates announcement last week of substantial defense cuts, only to have two of the premises for these cuts dissolved this week.
The Obama team is cutting by numbers, not by assessing our defense needs. It isn't supposed to work that way. There's a Quadrennial Defense Review that is supposed to assess our threats and help to determine our spending. But the process has devolved into a simple numbers game. Gates is told to cut $150 billion. He does. Now, a new number comes, not based on any strategic assessment, but because the White House budgeters are looking for another $100 billion in cuts. Gates gave them $78 billion.Read it all ...
Not exactly conducive to American's feeling safe and secure under the not-so-watchful, not-so-competent current administration.
Posted by Richard at January 14, 2011 12:48 PM
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