Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level

[SFOC0173]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/us...-ii-level.html

[MtnGoat]

You knew This is going to happen after this post war in Afghanistan era. But pre WWII levels?

You can argue that you don't need many troops and special operations will leave the way, there will be more drones and all that is discussed. The reality is you still need Troops to occupy ground.

What a Draft Army? Think in the next Ten years the USA will have people signing up to go to war?

There will be a fight on the Hill over this.

[cbtengr]

My question would be where is all this money that we will be saving be diverted to? Our government never saves money they just move it around.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by cbtengr

My question would be where is all this money that we will be saving be diverted to? Our government never saves money they just move it around.

Since Washington's budget is still going up like a rocket ship I would guess everything else is going up.

Oh, there is some nickle and dime stuff here and there - but more like a program has three departments each spending X dollars. Cut one department 3% and increase the other two 10%. Then they can claim - "Look! We did cut over in this program." But since that is based on base line budgeting the department that was "cut" still had it's spending increased. Only in Washington.

[tonyz]

"Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level"

That won't embolden our enemies...

[Max_Tab]

Well i guess the A10s are on the chopping block again. Good thing the F35 will be around to take up slack. Who needs that old, slow, ugly, dirty cheap A10 When you have a new shiny, expensive, fast fighter to play with.

I just love how all the politicians are up in arms already, not because it weakens our national defense but because their district will loose money.

[Team Sergeant]

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Originally Posted by Pete

Since Washington's budget is still going up like a rocket ship I would guess everything else is going up.

Oh, there is some nickle and dime stuff here and there - but more like a program has three departments each spending X dollars. Cut one department 3% and increase the other two 10%. Then they can claim - "Look! We did cut over in this program." But since that is based on base line budgeting the department that was "cut" still had it's spending increased. Only in Washington.

Exactly.... entitlement folks need more money and with welfare tripling over the last six years they will soon run out of obamaphones, obamacare, and obamaDirectTV.