Where are the Defense Cuts in Ryan's Budget?

[Yavin4]

Are there any? Why do we need to spend $700 billion on defense? Who is coming after us?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. Right

Bush couldn't even defend the Pentagon on 911 with all his defense budget

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Rmoney's is worse than Ryan's....

Under the Ryan plan, core defense spending (the defense budget other than war costs and some relatively small items such as military family housing),[11] would total about $5.7 trillion over the ten-year period 2013-2022. The Romney plan would increase core defense spending to $7.9 trillion. The Ryan plan increases core defense funding modestly relative to the existing BCA caps, but core defense would nevertheless decline to 2.6 percent of GDP by 2022. In contrast, Governor Romney would increase core defense to 4 percent of GDP.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/08/13/680821/romney-ryan-budget-deeper-cuts/?mobile=nc

[Yavin4]

5. To Fight Who Exactly?

Who is coming to invade us? China? They already have enough mouths to feed. Do you think they want 300 million more?

[Ezlivin]

3. His budget will probably eliminate the VA hospital system

...so that it can be replaced with a suitable, privatized solution.

And really, do enlisted men need to earn money at all? After all they're heroes. Shouldn't that be enough?

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

4. Ha! Check out this LV Review Journal article

McCain, Republican senators warn of 'Draconian' defense cuts

http://www.lvrj.com/news/republican-senators-warn-of-draconian-defense-cuts-166058926.html

From the article:

About 50 people attended the hour-long town hall, including a contingent of protesters who argued the military is too big and who booed the senators several time as they spoke. The critics said during a question-and-answer period that Pentagon spending should shrink so that more money can be spent on domestic programs, including boosting help for the poor and unemployed.


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I added the emphasis...sounds like Ryan wasn't the only one having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Another article called this the "Preserving America's Strength" Tour.

Worst. Tour. of the Summer.

[annabanana]

6. Veterans benefits no doubt. . . .n/t

[HopeHoops]

7. Up his ass, along with his head.

[madinmaryland]

8. Big cuts in the defense..

of the Middle Class, the Poor, GLBT, Women, etc.