Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Department of Defense has been engaged in domestic and overseas military operations in support of overseas contingency operations (OCO). These operations include Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). OCo funding also includes operations in the Horn of Africa, the Philippines, and elsewhere.
The Department of Homeland Security budget is not trivial either, it is now more than $43.5 billion.
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Jeb Hensarling (TX-05) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) backed Senator McCain and urged the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Committee to avoid further cuts to the defense budget and offering additional views on potential changes in military health benefits.
Dylan Ratigan discussed the huge increase in defense spending and indicated many congress people have pet defense projects in their districts and many will not want to part with the fedral revenue stream into their district.
Without defense cuts, the deficit cutting axe would mainly affect Social Security and Medicare programs.
Take a close look at one of the sources for the document. Joe Sestak was a former navy admiral who understands the defense appropriation process. Since the US had no direct threat in a conventional war at this time, many of the convention weapons system appropriations could be cut or scaled back. The armed services needs to pay more attention to low intensity conflict, terrorism and intelligence gathering.
source:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11240/1170117-109-0.stm
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/budget-bib-fy2012.pdf
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, agreed with an appeal by the new Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta not to further cut the defense spending.
Jeb Hensarling (TX-05) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) backed Senator McCain and urged the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Committee to avoid further cuts to the defense budget and offering additional views on potential changes in military health benefits.Dylan Ratigan discussed the huge increase in defense spending and indicated many congress people have pet defense projects in their districts and many will not want to part with the fedral revenue stream into their district.
Without defense cuts, the deficit cutting axe would mainly affect Social Security and Medicare programs.
Take a close look at one of the sources for the document. Joe Sestak was a former navy admiral who understands the defense appropriation process. Since the US had no direct threat in a conventional war at this time, many of the convention weapons system appropriations could be cut or scaled back. The armed services needs to pay more attention to low intensity conflict, terrorism and intelligence gathering.
source:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11240/1170117-109-0.stm
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/budget-bib-fy2012.pdf
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Rightardia by Rightard Whitey of Rightardia is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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