Military News

There has been plenty of news about the military today. To begin, a report was released by former military generals and Clinton's presidential cabinet, claiming that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have severely weakened out military. Stretching the military too thin will inhibit the militaries ability to deal with new threats, like Iran and North Korea.

This created a response from Donald Rumsfeld that I simply can't wait to see on video. In a fit of anger, perhaps because more successful military strategists don't like his work, he gave a blistering response at a press conference. Notable quotes include:

"Anyone with an ounce of sense would see it exactly opposite."

"So
I'd read very carefully what these reports are saying and ask yourself the
question: Do the authors of them really have a clear understanding of what's
gone on in this department in the last five years?"

Apparently, no one in the world besides the Bush administration has "an ounce of sense."

Also notable, Secretary of the Treasury John Snow announced a tight budget for this year. Lets see if that includes military spending, next month.

And finally, liberal think tank Center for American Progress has released a vision of a more secure military, which by the title does not mention smaller, but the ability to tackle one major conflict is less than our current two major conflicts. I haven't had a chance to look at, but I may comment on it exclusively soon.