Never again or whatevs.
James Carafano reports that a new Heritage Foundation’s “Index of US Military Strength” rates our military’s actually abilities as “marginal.”
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Heritage is not alone. Every single service chief issued a similar warning this spring, when testifying at the annual readiness hearing before Congress.
For example, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno declared the “Army cannot fulfill its role in the defense strategy” if all cuts required under the Budget Control Act of 2011 are fully implemented.
The other services raise red flags, as well. The Marine Corps, for instance, is running about two-thirds the number of battalions it has historically needed to meet day-to-day operational demands.
Indeed, by the time President Barack Obama leaves office, every branch of the U.S. military will be smaller than it was on 9/11.
Does that make sense? Is the world safer for America today than it was on Sept. 10, 2001?
The world is safer from America today, which I believe was the objective.
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