A formation of U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornets leaves after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq on September 23, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Shawn Nickel/U.S. Air Force/Handout
Obama Goes To War With Weapons He Scrapped -- Investors.com
National Defense: The president launches attacks on the Islamic State with two weapons systems that were targeted for elimination by the administration years before their usefulness ended or any replacements were ready.
With the decision to launch air and missile strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, in addition to ongoing strikes in Iraq in what is said to be the start of a long and sustained campaign to "degrade and destroy" the terrorist group, President Obama has stumbled upon a revelation:
The military whose budgets he's slashed and weapons systems he opposed is suddenly quite useful.
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My Comment: You go to war with what you have .... and you kick the can down the road for the next administration to deal when it comes to raising money for military procurement ... or in this case .... having fewer options because the weapon systems that you may need may not be there. But in all fairness .... while it has been under President Obama's watch that these cuts have become mandatory, it was a compliant and bipartisan Congress .... Democrats and Republicans .... who signed on to this policy.
Update: Here is a list of U.S. military assets that are being used in Syria .... U.S. military assets used in Syria (CNN)
It makes sense to go to war with these weapons.
ReplyDeleteThe ax might not fall if the weapons are in use. So the DoD is eager to use them.
On the other hand pink slips were given to soldiers in the War Zone.