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Congress, what do you want your military to do?

Two weeks ago, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey appeared before the House Armed Services Committee to discuss sequestration and the impact it will have upon the armed forces. Amid the bleak details, he posed a critical question to the committee: “What do you want your military to do?”

“Sequestration is on the verge of cutting a half-trillion dollars from the defense budget, One outcome is certain: The scale and scope of US security policy options available to the country are bound to decline.”

The Washington Times published an article by two former Secretaries of the Air Force, Whit Peters and James Roche. Here is the link.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/26/what-do-we-want-the...

Observations

When I was young, my father brought home a puppy, which promptly learned a valuable lesson in our fenced-in back yard. A neighborhood tom cat challenged the puppy. The puppy had no ability to fight and win, so it assumed the “I surrender” position by rolling on his back and baring its tummy. The cat scratched the dog’s tummy from throat to his private parts. It took several stitches at the vet to repair the damage.

If a puppy can learn a lesson like this, why can’t the US Congress learn the same lesson? History shows that they do not, even though our Constitution mandates our federal government to “provide for the common defense.” War after war, conflict after conflict, politicians send American citizen soldiers into harm’s way unprepared and ill-equipped to win. They impose rules of engagement that actually prevent victory and prolong the conflict. They buy into a determined enemy’s lies and empty promises (called peace negotiations) while that enemy gathers military strength.

France holds over 300,000 graves of American soldiers who never made it home. Our military cemeteries hold hundreds of thousands of graves of soldiers who made it home in a body bag or coffin. We sent soldiers into Korea with only four days of military training using wooden guns. We sent poorly-trained fighter pilots against Russian MIGs flown by highly-trained Russian pilots in Viet Nam. We used outmoded equipment and military tactics because our troops were not equipped to fight a guerilla war. We destroyed their forests and sickened our troops with agent orange.

Now we are about to hollow out our military force once again, even as we continue to fight in the Middle East and are threatened elsewhere, especially in Asia. Meanwhile, our federal government refuses to balance their budget and live within their means as they continue to debauch our currency through monetary inflation. Our national debt is so enormous it threatens our ability to pay the interest and keep our government running. Meanwhile, our federal government continues to throw good money after bad with stimulus programs that dig us even deeper in debt and do not even work.

Are our politicians misinformed idealists, or an enemy from within? Are the people who elected (and re-elected) them into office the real enemy from within?

Tags: budget, defense, military, sequestration

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Contributor Comment by Roger O'Daniel on March 11, 2013 at 2:44pm: The US Air Force published the State-by-State impact of the sequester on the Air Force portion of the cuts. Here is the link to the site:

http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130308-049.pdf

Comment by Charles Curry on March 5, 2013 at 8:13pm: In America the enemy within our government is our greatest enemy america has ever known.The only way to win agaist this enemy is to show him a little old fashioned fighting power of the greatest warruior in history and that is the caucasion.If we dont show this enemy that we mean business he will destroy us.We built america we defeted the native americans and took america one step at a time wrong are right.We took this savage land and turned it into a land of plenty.We began by hornoring the one true God ,God Almighty.Americas laws were taken from The law's of God the ten commadments.God gave America to us so we own it.Americas #1 enemy isn't even a legal citizen of two american parents.He dont even legaly occupy our highest office. of the land.This usurper is a homosexaul,muslim communist illegal alien who needs to be removed from office and tried by a military martial court and spend his life in Ft Levenworth KS.

Comment by Robert James Burkholder on March 4, 2013 at 6:03am: I expect our Military to remind Congress of the OATH administered under the US Constitution.And when Congress has ejected the fundamental principles of Religion,Morality, and Knowledge then it becomes the Patriot to respectfully remind Congress that even the Legislature and the Judges in the several States -even the President all are rightly presumed to be Under the Constitution-and sworn or otherwise affirming intent to defend the Constitution.And our Military is still bound by that solemn Oath that Under the Constitution superceeds all other lusts, or protocls.

Contributor Comment by Roger O'Daniel on March 3, 2013 at 10:15pm: @Gil Payne, the German bases are a key logistics transfer point to supply our troops and move them in and out of the middle East. It also has the medical hospital facilities that save the lives of wounded troops. There are highly classified reasons for our military presence in Japan. Look at their closest neighbors and connect the dots.

Comment by Gil Payne on February 28, 2013 at 2:09pm: First of all we need new leadership desperately in Washington. What we have there now cannot be trusted. Obama has created a quagmire of distrust not only with many Americans but our allies. The time is now to disingage and bring most of our troops home. Why are we still having bases in Japan and Germany. They should be handle their own defense. We must also stop giving aid to those countries that do not serve our best interest and in fact hate us. I think our biggest enemy is ourselves here at home. We have over half the populace that is on goverment assistance and they are not going to give that up to become more self reliant and they have the perfect leader to help them, Obama.

Comment by Sharron Loella Larter Akers on February 27, 2013 at 6:34pm: This is a loud shout from Almighty God to wake up America. I recently got an email for someone in Afghanistan and 130 of our heroes were wounded, 9 of them killed and 30 lost limbs and I have no idea how many more are hurt since that news. We never get these reports and what about Bowe? Doesn't anyone care that young man is a MIA going on four years now? And they want to cut back on military spending? We need a strong strong military these days, but I don't think we need to be the world's police. Let's take care of our own because the United States is damned if they do and damned if they don't. The Obama's take fanstatic vacations yet our military lacks. What kind of mixed up logic does our people in power have? Makes me mad!

Sharron

Comment by William Gebrosky on February 27, 2013 at 2:18pm: I want our military to PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC (Government) . Give them a break. Bring them home.

Comment by Ron Gideon on February 27, 2013 at 12:43pm: The honest but inconvenient truth is----Lines are being drawn in the sand. We must honestly and soberly weigh out the consequences, then move to one side or the other with our faces set like a flint. Thus far and no more. Molon Labe.

Comment by bruce fluke on February 27, 2013 at 10:43am: Let me tell you the best way to let your representatives know how you feel on any item they may have before them.

You must call them, tweeting and emailing is fine, but if you want to get the message to them you must call them, state your name and be pleasant at all times and tell them what you want them to do ie vote yes or no on which bill. You need the bill number and leave a statement on what you're calling them about. This is what we do at the 912 group here in Florida and we wve it on good athourity that calling is what the elected folks want to hear. We have a group calling the local, state and federal on what we want them to do on which bill ie vote yes or no. You more than likely will get an intern answering the phone, but we have folks watching the count of yes's & no's so they do mark what you want them to do. I called 20 senators on the gun control yesterday and only got 2 recordings and I talked to 18 others. You might get a response, but don't wait for it as they are busy.

Yes voting is the problem as most people vothe their party, because thats all they know, so us informed folks have a lot of work to do. Get out there and get involved, because we don't need Congress working on amendments to change the voting thing when there is more important work for them LIKE GETTING A BUDGET PASSED.

If you can't get away from your computer try this. Join NRA, NRA-ILA, Liberty Council, Judicial Watch, Heritage Foundation, Oath Keeprs, The Tea Party welcomes everyone.

I belong to all of them and I'm also on the calling groups for the 912 here in Florda and we're making a difference because when we call some times they ask if we're from the 912 group when we call before we say who we are. I almost foergot, PRAY DAILY.

Bruce

Comment by Ronald Robert Sorrells on February 27, 2013 at 10:33am: Quit using "New GSA vehicles for privates to ride and pickup paper and beer cans" !

Have soldiers to walk to "Do police call".

Semper Fi,

Ron