Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Does Not Feel 'Victimized' By The Budget Issue

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with an Air Force cadet during a town hall at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Jan. 12, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

U.S. Military Chief: Leaders Back Reshaping With Smaller Force -- Reuters

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday that military leaders supported the reshaping of America's military with a smaller force and did not feel victimized by it.

"We the military are not being victimized by this budget issue," Joint Chiefs Chairman General Martin E. Dempsey said in an hour-long lecture at Duke University. "This is something we the Joint Chiefs have endorsed as best for America."

Dempsey's speech marked the top military officer's first extended remarks since President Barack Obama outlined a strategy to reshape the U.S. military after a decade of war.

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My Comment: If sequestration actually happens .... I doubt that Joint Chiefs Chairman General Martin E. Dempsey will be singing this song .... at least privately.