More Attacks From The Usual Domestic Enemies

By Semperpapa

With all the talks about cutting spending, the usual suspects, domestic enemies of America are making sure that the current crisis does not go to waste.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/18/liberals-see-opportunity-for-big-cuts-in-defense/

Every time I hear the group Center for American Progress express any sort of opinion on anything, I am alarmed, as I consider John Podesta, former Clinton's chief of staff and current leader of the ultra-progressive group, one of the most dangerous enemies of our Nation.

But it is not surprising that calls for the slicing of the Defense budget would be coming from the same vile crowd that is pushing America to become just like Europe.
The approach of progressives is to bring the defense and security ability of our Country down, like every nation across the Atlantic, to a level of inefficiency that we saw following the end of the Cold War.
That the Pentagon should be subjected to a deep analysis to insure a more efficient operating strategy is not my issue. There are many steps that could be taken to trim the waste that accompanies Military expenditures, but the indiscriminate cut in carriers, airplanes or personnel is just a new invitation to a disaster.

When the drastic cuts were made as the Berlin Wall came down, Presidents George H. W. Bush and Clinton went on a cutting frenzy that left our forces depleted and our intelligence crippled. The result of such actions was the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Today the situation is even more dire. The instability in the Middle East, the proximity of Iran to become a nuclear power, the expansionist move of China added to the terrorist component of Yemen and Somalia, sees a world that is much more dangerous than ever, as the old fashion rejection of the freedoms represented by America is augmented by the radical Islam component.
The Islamic jihadi component has always been there, but it has taken a whole new role these days with the ever expanding hold such ideology has over governments in Europe and in America.

I can understand that Liberals believe that Obama has won the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even if the only goal of the current administration is the retreat from those engagements, and I can understand that the administration is going to get as much mileage out of killing Osama bin Laden as possible. I can also understand that few photo ops and a little lip service in support of our Armed Forces may sway some people, but the long term strategic consequences that $1 trillion indiscriminate cuts would have on the Nation's security is frightening.
And the concern does not even begin to address the problem that Mexico and some of the South America countries represent.

But what the hell. Let's cut the Defense spending so that we can pour more money into the failed policies of entitlement spending. Let's cut our ability to defend our Country diverting funds to help our enemies, outside and inside our borders, get stronger. So the domestic enemies can one day join hand with the foreign enemies for the fatal blow to America.

Just my thoughts!