DoD Buzz | The back door to Doomsday
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/09/12/the-back-door-to-doomsday/
The White House could impose defense spending cuts approaching those of the debt ceiling deal’s Doomsday Device, even if the super committee reaches an agreement that avoids the sequestration trigger, the top House defense Republican said Monday.
This is truly frightening. As House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Buck McKeon said, defense cuts close to the size and shape of the trigger within the confines of the super committee would open the door to aggression against us, as our ability to deter respond would be severely crippled by such a sitution. Without the steadfast security provided by America’s armed forces, McKeon said, “The fragile, globalized economy would be left at the mercy of uncertainty and doubt.” We are at the mercy of the Obama administration -- which is like being a big, juicy steak at the mercy of a couple of starving pit bulls.
The White House could impose defense spending cuts approaching those of the debt ceiling deal’s Doomsday Device, even if the super committee reaches an agreement that avoids the sequestration trigger, the top House defense Republican said Monday.
This is truly frightening. As House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Buck McKeon said, defense cuts close to the size and shape of the trigger within the confines of the super committee would open the door to aggression against us, as our ability to deter respond would be severely crippled by such a sitution. Without the steadfast security provided by America’s armed forces, McKeon said, “The fragile, globalized economy would be left at the mercy of uncertainty and doubt.” We are at the mercy of the Obama administration -- which is like being a big, juicy steak at the mercy of a couple of starving pit bulls.