Is This Planned or are they that Stupid?

As a U.S. Navy retiree, I experienced the "Clinton Drawdown", it had a severely adverse effect on the way we did business and more importantly on the morale of the troops.  Advancements were way down, it became harder to procure replacement equipment, operational and training budgets were reduced, and retention was very low. In short we sucked it up and did more with less.  I guess the drawdown served it's intended purpose by shrinking the total number of Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, and Marines, but the damage it did to the service took years to repair.



The current proposal is far worse.  The timing couldn't be more tragic with China being bolder than ever, Iran so close to obtaining nukes, and things heating up in the Ukraine.  There are MANY other areas in which the budget could be slashed (that's a whole other post), but suffice it to say, defense is not one that should be gutted.



Which brings me to the title of my post.  Although I think that the past 5+ years has been amateur hour in the White House, I think SOMEBODY knows exactly what they are doing.  From the purge of senior military commanders to the militarization of DHS and other federal agencies such as the IRS, it makes you wonder if there is something else afoot here.  Only time will tell.



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