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A Shrinking State of Readiness
Posted by Randy | July 26, 2011

These charts highlight the shrinking state of readiness and the subsequent dire choices our nation's commanders are being forced to consider, issues that we are discussing in today’s House Armed Services Readiness subcommittee hearing with the service vice chiefs of staff.




Overlay these charts with the fact that President Obama has announced plans to cut a jaw-dropping $400 billion from the defense budget over a 12-year period, and the picture of our future readiness is grim. The United States is walking down a path where we eventually will not be ready as a nation to protect ourselves against future threats.
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  • John Concannon commented on 7/28/2011
    $400 B over a twelve year period is $33.33 B per year. With a budget of over $500 B per year the reduction would be 0.06% per year. Why is that so bad?
  • Bonita Houmita commented on 7/29/2011
    Support our military and USA security
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