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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars - The Nation
Now, of course, the "crisis" in Ukraine will require more money for the MIC to protect us from.....something.
http://www.thenation.com/article/178714/pentagons-phony-budget-wars?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=email_nation&utm_campaign=Email%20Nation%20-%2020140306&newsletter=email_nation_thursday#
Washington is pushing the panic button, claiming austerity is hollowing out our armed forces and our national security is at risk. That was the message Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivered last week when he announced that the Army would shrink to levels not seen since before World War II. Headlinesabout this crisis followed in papers like The New York Times and members of Congress issued statements swearing that they would never allow our security to be held hostage to the budget-cutting process.
After two years of uproar over mostly phantom cuts, 2015 isnt likely to bring austerity to the Pentagon either. Last Decembers budget deal already reduced the cuts projected for 2015, and President Obama is now asking for something hes calling the Opportunity, Growth, and Security Initiative. It would deliver an extra $26 billion to the Pentagon next year. And that still leaves the war budget for officials to use as a cash cow.
And the president is proposing significant growth in military spending further down the road. In his 2015 budget plan, hes asking Congress to approve an additional $115 billion in extra Pentagon funds for the years 2016-2019.
My guess is hell claim that our national security requires it after the years of austerity.
villager
(26,001 posts)n/t
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)Nah, probably not.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Ever feel like we just don't stand a fucking chance?
If you listen to the MSM you would think the military is running short on ammunition.