America has ‘reached the point of no return,’ Reagan budget director warns

[harvey007]

The Obama administration's $78 billion cut to US defense spending is a mere "pin-prick" to a behemoth military-industrial complex that must drastically shrink for the good of the republic, a former Reagan administration budget director recently told Raw Story.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/america-has-reached-the-point-of-no-return-reagan-budget-director-warns/

[Kolesar]

1. the time has arrived for a classic post-war demobilization of the entire military establishment,"

... David Stockman said in an exclusive interview.

"The Cold War is long over," he continued. "The wars of occupation are almost over and were complete failures -- Afghanistan and Iraq. The American empire is done. There are no real seriously armed enemies left in the world that can possibly justify an $800 billion national defense and security establishment, including Homeland Security."

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Add to that sum the ridiculous spy satellite budget.

[Little Star]

2. k&r

[Zoeisright]

3. Yeah, thanks to you, Stockman. Fuck off.

You and the rest of the Reagan creeps started us on the road to this disaster.

[The Second Stone]

4. Stockman spoke out about it at the time

and we have him to thank that he was honest about it when he could have just kept his mouth shut.