Question is do we really need to spend more than double the combination of all other nations on defense?
After all do we need the F-35C whose cost is rising to a billion per aircraft? F-35C: US$199.4M flyaway cost, 2013 from Department Of The Navy Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget Estimates, Aircraft Procurement Vol. I, BA 14., pp. 129, 143, Department of the Navy, February 2012. http://www.finance.hq.navy.mil/fmb/13pres/APN_BA1-4_BOOK.pdf Or the Littoral Combat Ships or other Military systems that are just plain over expensive hanger queens. On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Bruce Sorge <sor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On the one hand I completely agree. We need to get back to basics, get > back to training and strengthen our military after 12 years of persistent > combat. A huge reset if you will. However, we cant reduce readiness. We > need to be a strong ready force not so that we can invade another country, > but so that we are always ready to defend ours. Our military needs to be > strong and ready 24/7, and right now were not. > > Bruce > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 8:41 AM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Maybe it's time we reduced our military, including "readiness". Maybe the > > next time a hot spot flares up, we'll be FORCED to leave it alone. I for > > one am ready to sit out a few wars. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:368052 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
