First we
learn of a report of the National Defense Panel that raises great alarm
That
condemns the Administration for underfunded threat response, putting us and our
military in harm
As one reads
the funding gap between the QDR military responsibility designs
With a
rapidly defunded military now in steep decline
It is a red
line forecast in the sand that with the funds to be spent our foes can ignore
Our
President can only huff and puff and talk, emboldening our foes to come back
for more
If one
scrolls down the news one finds the pink slips for the majors are ready to be
sent
550 majors, the
tip of our combat spear will be broken if not severely bent
Last week it
was 1,200 captains to their pink slips receive
Some even while
in combat in Afghanistan were relieved
Most of the
550 will not have enough years in service to be able to retire
Many
probably will face a tough transition to civilian life seeking to be hired
We
understand that except in safe districts for Reds or Blue a job is not for life
But these
captains and majors in addition to signing so this nation could be protected
Must have believed
so long as they performed in harm’s way they would not be ejected
We have
short memories of what happened at the beginning of World War II and the Korean
War
Undermanned, under equipped military forces were sent to defend our interests on distant
shores
Lots of
casualties, lands lost, and outcomes in doubt until we could our military expand
In the
conflicts of today with the weapons of today you can only fight with what you have
today on hand
That’s all a
nation will be able to bring to the Martian dance
Downsizing
the military in an ever increasing non tranquility world means that in the event
of conflict we have less of a winning chance
I know it is
a word that in D.C. does not exist
But we need
to prioritize our spending and these cuts resist
© August 1, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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