U.S. Leaders Warn of Budget Cut Consequences

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno testifies before the House Armed Services Committee along with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos in Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2011 in Washington, D.C. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

Service Chiefs: Sequestration Damage Could be Irreversible -- US Department of Defense

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2011 – Damage to the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps could be irreversible if the Budget Control Act’s “sequestration” provision takes another $600 billion from the defense budget, the military service chiefs said today.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos testified before the House Armed Services Committee here on the future of the military services.

A bipartisan congressional committee is working to identify $1.5 trillion in federal budget savings and to make a recommendation to Congress by Nov. 23. If Congress fails to act on the committee’s recommendation by Dec. 23, the sequestration mechanism would kick in.

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More News On Concerns From the Defense Chiefs On US Military Budget Cutbacks

Top military officers detail effects of defense cuts -- CNN
Pentagon chiefs: bigger defense cuts would hurt US -- AJC/AP
Military chiefs warn against cuts -- Washington Post
Military chiefs warn of dire consequences if defense budgets are cut deeper than now planned -- Washington Post/AP
Budget cuts will mean troop cuts, chiefs say -- Washington Post
US military power jeopardized by defense cuts: top officers -- AFP
Military brass warn personnel, weapons at risk of being gutted -- The Hill
Service chiefs warn $1T cut would be ‘catastrophic’ -- Washington Times
Defense cuts must not risk nation’s military advantage -- The Hill
Panetta Expects Half of Defense Cuts to Come From Weapons Programs -- National Journal
Panetta sees half of defense cuts from weapons -- Reuters

My Comment: They are fighting a losing battle. The cuts are going to happen unless a major war and/or a 9-11 scale terror incident occurs.