Defense Department’s Strategic Review Will Leave the Nation Less Safe

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/08/06/defense-department-s-strategic-review-will-leave-the-nation-less-safe/

“The entire sequester, hitting defense and non-defense, was bad policy when lawmakers passed it, it was bad policy when they let it begin, and it remains bad policy,” the Washington Post correctly points out in its recent editorial.
Sequestration includes a $500 billion cut to the Pentagon’s budget between now and fiscal year (FY) 2021. Though it hasn’t had significant economic impact, it will negatively affect combat readiness of U.S. forces. Even worse, it comes on the top of almost a trillion dollars of defense cuts since President Obama came into office. At such low budget levels, the nation will not be able to meet its national security commitments.
The Department of Defense’s recent Strategic Choices and Management Review does not propose any real choices that would preserve necessary U.S. military capabilities. Intended to provide the Pentagon with a blueprint for implementing defense budget reductions, the document is a budget-driven exercise devoid of any strategic planning. Worse, even if the services could fully adopt the Administration’s “choices” for savings, they would not be able to dramatically reduce readiness and cut capabilities.

And yet our Elected Officials as well as the President of these United States feels this is the right time in our History to disregard our Second Amendment rights and disarm the Nation? When the money stops flowing don't think for one moment that anyone is gonna be on the other end of that line when you dial 911.