The Obama Administration has plans to cut the military to pre-World War II levels,” --- fear noted ... not shared.
On Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 2:14:33 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://downtrend.com/robertgehl/obama-disarming-cancels-tomahawk-hellfire-missile-programs > > > > Obama Disarming: Cancels Tomahawk, Hellfire Missile Programs > > [image: Description: > http://3m12dd41gw8bqlgg62dfsvyl.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Tomahawk_Block_IV_cruise_missile_-crop-620x400.jpg] > > Obama Disarming: Cancels Tomahawk, Hellfire Missile Programs > > > > Robert Gehl <http://downtrend.com/author/robertgehl> > > March 31, 2014 > > Two of America’s most effective and efficient weapons system will get the > cut > <http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/032814-695148-obama-cancels-tomahawk-and-hellfire-missiles.htm?ven=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter> > > by the Obama Administration, leaving us vulnerable and more exposed to her > enemies. > > The Navy’s premier attack missile, the Tomahawk, was used by Barack Obama > in March 2011 to enforce a no-fly zone in Libya and support rebels. On > March 19, he fired 112 at Libyan targets. > > Despite that success, the Tomahawk, along with the Hellfire air-to-ground > attack missile, are scheduled to be phased out as a “Cold War” weapon we no > longer need. > > “It doesn’t make sense,” Seth Cropsey, director of the Hudson Institute’s > Center for American Seapower, told the Free Beacon. The move, he said, is > “like running a white flag up on a very tall flagpole and saying, ‘We are > ready to be walked on.'” > > If someone were trying to “reduce the U.S. ability to shape events” in the > world, Cropsey added, “they couldn’t find a better way than depriving the > U.S. fleet of Tomahawks. It’s breathtaking.” > > The Obama Administration has plans to cut the military to pre-World War II > levels,” putting the United States in great danger. > > Under Obama’s budget proposals, the Navy, which as recently as last year > had plans to buy 980 more Tomahawks, the primary cruise missile used > throughout the fleet, will see purchases drop from 196 last year to just > 100 in 2015. The number will then drop to zero in 2016. > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcnYxbzVjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NDU5NTkwNjI-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlaXBsczA5BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ0NTk1OTA2Mg--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of Use > <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
