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Post by avordvet on Aug 11, 2013 5:18:43 GMT -5
Are These The Last Days Of The U.S. Marine Corps?
By Michael Snyder, on August 11th, 2013
Are the current personnel cuts the beginning of the end for the U.S. Marines? Could these actually be the last days of the U.S. Marine Corps? A decade ago, such a notion would have been absolutely unthinkable, but times have changed. The Marine Corps was already in the process of drawing down from a peak of 202,100 Marines to 182,100, and now Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is warning that the sequester cuts may force the Army to be cut down to a size of 380,000 and the Marine Corps to be cut down to a size of 150,000. Unfortunately for the Marines, even larger cuts may eventually be coming. Many in the Obama administration and in the Pentagon are now openly questioning whether there will be an important role for the Marines to play in the future. After all, the U.S. military has not conducted a major amphibious landing since the Korean War. As our politicians look for even more ways to cut military expenses in the years ahead, the Marines may end up being very tempting "low hanging fruit" that the bureaucrats can't resist. And unless another major conflict erupts, it seems clear that more cuts are probably coming. In fact, even the New York Times admits that "deep reductions" to the U.S. military have long been an important goal for Barack Obama.
theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/are-these-the-last-days-of-the-u-s-marine-corps
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Post by hefferman1 on Aug 11, 2013 10:27:16 GMT -5
They have tried this twice before. Both times they failed and the socialist behind it never got elected again.
Marines will defend their own, with blood, sweat, and their votes.
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Post by brocktownsend on Aug 11, 2013 13:11:29 GMT -5
Cut off welfare. Case solved.
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Post by walfred on Aug 11, 2013 16:23:38 GMT -5
The fear the U.S.M.C. because the fact is they are loyal to the U.S.Constitution and have the authority to arrest/detain any public official for treason(something that should have bin done long ago).Such a move would be seen by the great majority of the people as fact if the Marine's call out the current regime.
I see this action the current regime for what it is,C.Y.O.A.
Semper fidelis!
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