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Originally Posted by Munchmasterman
The cuts (below) during the Clinton admin were the "peace dividend" which were mandated by Congress....
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"peace dividend"?
Does that translate to a reduction in military spending?
We can discuss the "peace" in another thread!
Then we can discuss the distinction between "allocation" and "expenditure" ... because during the 2nd Clinton term there were many "authorizations" through allocations for expenditures for which no funds were released by the administration ... and I'm not talking just about military ...
I also take issue with JDB on the "readiness" of the U.S. military in 2001 ... we were not adequately equipped for urban intrusions and not adquately trained for the tasks of house-to-house, neighborhood-to-neighborhood patrolling and searching. We had to improvise additional plating and guards to try to protect our personnel, civilian and military.