tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post3105569711878781496..comments2023-11-17T03:55:40.736-05:00Comments on Ink Spots: If only defense spending had a domestic constituency! (UPDATED)Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373158801523577733noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-76828699884727399582011-08-13T16:48:29.547-04:002011-08-13T16:48:29.547-04:00Who the hell is noonanjo?Who the hell is noonanjo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-54839749068539014232011-07-27T07:49:32.242-04:002011-07-27T07:49:32.242-04:00Can anyone explain what our regular Army will be d...Can anyone explain what our regular Army will be doing over the next two decades other than serving as a bloated deterrent to (1)reinforcing Taiwan (assuming the Navy and Air Force can actually fight their way in) in the event of China invading them or (2) invading Iran or NK in the case either of them decide to nuke someone?<br /><br />I get what snake eaters and teachers will be doing. I get what the Navy and chAir Force will be contesting/policing/enforcing. The nation's 911 force in readiness will always have some fire to attend. But really, what if we just changed all but a couple Army divisions to reservists for the big(ger) one? Or is that too radical? Does ANYONE at DoD actually compare their force to our threats? Does anyone in Congress even care?Boondogglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169440623551291887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-1558434246794950922011-07-25T16:55:54.171-04:002011-07-25T16:55:54.171-04:00Mike -- Somehow this doesn't strike me as a co...Mike -- Somehow this doesn't strike me as a compliment.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-47124907385752351382011-07-25T16:48:59.892-04:002011-07-25T16:48:59.892-04:00Gulliver,
Honestly, I appreciate your rants or in...Gulliver,<br /><br />Honestly, I appreciate your rants or initial emotional outbursts to dumb things.<br /><br />MikeMikeFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-12938904023013133852011-07-25T14:44:23.533-04:002011-07-25T14:44:23.533-04:00No, I'm not at all surprised that they oppose ...No, I'm not at all surprised that they oppose spending cuts. I'm disgusted that they would dissemble and mislead in order to prevent them.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-46252268853158008062011-07-25T14:42:35.864-04:002011-07-25T14:42:35.864-04:00Hooker and drug dealers accept credit cards now? K...Hooker and drug dealers accept credit cards now? Kidding aside, as outlandish as the claims in that article are I'm not sure how shocked we should really be that Members of Congress who represent largely military districts will oppose cuts in defense spending. They have their constituents short term interests to protect and if we need to override those interests for the good of the country, well, that's why there are 435 House members. I think the "honorable legislators" who have the bigger problem are the ones who don't represent major military districts but choose to swallow swill like that Politico piece rather than doing their own research and drawing their own conclusions on defense spending.Sam Ratnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639777870461001719noreply@blogger.com