Two Royal air force CH-47 Chinook helicopters take off from Task Force Helmand headquarters in the Lashkar Gah district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 22, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan ChandlerBudget Cuts Mean The United States Can't Fight 2 Wars, The Army Says -- Politico
The U.S. Army’s top brass said Monday that cuts beyond the planned $450 billion spending reduction in 10 years will force the Army to cut combat brigades.
Gen. Raymond Odierno, the Army’s chief of staff, said at the Association of the United State Army’s annual meeting that the slash in spending will mean that the military cannot fight two wars simultaneously, The Associated Press reports.
My Comment: With the impending defense budget cuts in the pipeline, the U.S. will be lucky if they can fight (successfully) just one war let alone two.
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Curiously, its budget is now about twice what it was during the "two parallel wars" doctrine time of the late 90's.
Besides, wars are being fought with wartime budgets, not with peacetime budgets. The army has a lot to build on for a wartime expansion and the only two parallel wars it really needs to be prepared for is a parallel invasion from Canada and Mexico.
Thanks S O for your comment, you make a good point. I have to agree.
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