P@triot
Diamond Member
Since taking office, Obama has gutted defense - and the results speak for themselves. In only 4 years in office, America has been hit over and over:
And now we can add the following to the failures of Barack Obama's failed appeasement strategy with regards to National Security:
Defense Department officials and military leaders warned in the months leading up to sequestration that the March 1 budget cuts would severely inhibit their readiness capabilities. Two months later, we're seeing firsthand just how serious they were.
According to Vice Admiral William Burke of the U.S. Navy:
"Due to reduced training and maintenance, almost all of our non-deployed ships and aviation squadrons are soon going to be less than fully mission capable and not certified for major combat operations. That's about two-thirds of the fleet."
The Marine Corps is reporting similar readiness issues, with Lieutenant General William Tryon estimating that half of non-deployed units are at "unacceptable" levels of readiness:
"And our crisis response mission is incompatible with tiered readiness. Marines don't start to get ready when a crisis occurs. We must be ready, we must be forward deployed and we must be prepared to respond immediately."
- Boston Marathon Bombers
- the Underwear Bomber
- the Times Square Bomber
- the Fort Hood shooter
- the Little Rock recruiting office shooter
And now we can add the following to the failures of Barack Obama's failed appeasement strategy with regards to National Security:
Defense Department officials and military leaders warned in the months leading up to sequestration that the March 1 budget cuts would severely inhibit their readiness capabilities. Two months later, we're seeing firsthand just how serious they were.
According to Vice Admiral William Burke of the U.S. Navy:
"Due to reduced training and maintenance, almost all of our non-deployed ships and aviation squadrons are soon going to be less than fully mission capable and not certified for major combat operations. That's about two-thirds of the fleet."
The Marine Corps is reporting similar readiness issues, with Lieutenant General William Tryon estimating that half of non-deployed units are at "unacceptable" levels of readiness:
"And our crisis response mission is incompatible with tiered readiness. Marines don't start to get ready when a crisis occurs. We must be ready, we must be forward deployed and we must be prepared to respond immediately."
