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I came across this article about the Pentagon, the easy way of saying the Department of Defense, saying that it is warning of smallest force since World War II.  Everyone knows that right now the country is going through some economic hard times, what they all call a recession.   All parts of the government are cutting programs, and cutting expenses to help “manage” an out of control national debt.  Well getting down to the facts, the Pentagon says that with the failure of the House-Senate debt “super committee” to produce a plan to cut $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years, that they are scrambling to change their war strategy.  However, this could very easily jeopardize the nation’s safety. 

With the fail of the so called super committee to slash a few billion dollars from DoD spending, this will result in a smaller nuclear force, fewer overseas bases, cancellation of new equipment and the smallest ground force since before Pearl Harbor. 

I think our President should have thought twice about all his job “creation” bills and wasteful spending stimulus packages.  Anyway this all made me think about the United States Military’s part in the Humanitarian world and how these cuts could or might affect the military’s presence across the globe for humanitarian aid. 

Will this bring forth an era where the US Military is no longer a strong force to help respond to natural disasters around the world and even here at home?  That is my biggest question.  Will they also cut the USNS Mercy and Comfort to massive hospital ships?  Hopefully the military doesn’t cut its humanitarian efforts. 

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/11/22/pentagon-warns-of-smallest-force-since-wwii