oh good, by dint of presidential fiat my country's military is being gutted today

[raketenjagdpanzer]

(mods wrap an anchor chain around this and toss it off the pier at midnight, would you?)

[Webstral]

Yellow light on politics.

[raketenjagdpanzer]

Originally Posted by Webstral

Yellow light on politics.

You're absolutely right and I apologize.

[Webstral]

For anyone who feels unsettled by the military drawdown in the US, I understand completely. It’s possible to discuss the issue from a technical standpoint without bringing politics into it. It’s even possible to mention some of the political pressures on the decision-makers, just as we would in a conversation about any historical event.

[Targan]

Darn, started reading this thread too late to know what the original post said. Can we have an apolitical summary, please? The thread title has picqued my interest.

[B.T.]

I see it very much from Targans point of view. What was this to be all about? And if Webstrals advice is kept in mind, that should not be a problem, right?

Originally Posted by Webstral

It’s possible to discuss the issue from a technical standpoint without bringing politics into it. It’s even possible to mention some of the political pressures on the decision-makers, just as we would in a conversation about any historical event.

[ArmySGT.]

The current Administration announced their plans for reducing the Department of Defense budget now and in the coming years.

Force reduction.

Cutting programs.

The Two theater doctrine is being done away with.

It is being discussed on all the American news networks tonight.

What the Nations UNfriendly to the US just heard was that the DoD is going to be able to fight one War and in one Theater.

Should it all go south in the Middle East and the US goes back, someplace like say North Korea could have a long lead time to prosecute a war strategy.

So our various smaller Allies are wondering... Will the US still help us?