Cut the waste not the military. Any veteran can tell you it would be simple to cut 10% of the total military budget by cutting the waste. They refuse to admit waste even exists so it's nautral they try to scare everyone by threatening to "slash our fighting force" How many billions can't they even find that went to Iraq?

I'm not even talking about the $700 toilets. Give someone line item access and you could trim 10% of the waste before you get 10% through the pages.

Any vets see any waste during your tour(s)?

Apparently Panetta hasnt done his homework. There are a few states with no bases at all. Oregon being one with only Coast Gaurd Stations being the only active military here.

Maybe odumbo shouldn't have robbed the treasury and taxpayers with his so-called stimulus. We would be nowhere near as far in debt as we are without them. Don't go telling me the wasted money helped, you will not be able to convince me of that.

I actually don't think most people really look at facts and reality....they just parrot patrotic brainwashing without thinking much at all. What are all these troops being sent to far-off places...(to countries that could not even imagine having the ability to attack us at home...or to countries that could care less about a country a world away) doing to defend our freedoms or liberty? America is paranoid...and if we can't buy needed resources in a civil manner, we should find substitutes....not attack others for them. Terrorism on US soil was started by these wars for global empire...we did it to ourselves. If you mess with others long enough (even if they are weak and small), they will eventually find a way to get back at you.

To those of you who blame Obama for these cuts it might be useful for you to remember that this was a deal cut by Congress, not the White House. Remember, there were deep cuts in programs in exchange for cuts to the tune of $500B in Defense.

In the first place, the military budget isn't being cut. In the second, this is looking for cuts in the wrong place. Money spent in the USA stays in the USA. Money spent overseas leaves the country. Obama is negotiation for more overseas bases in the Philipines and the Middle East.

Too bad we can't have a bigger economy instead of a smaller military, anybody thought about that? Republicans anyone? Oh well, those cuts are not too big.

Here's the choice; cut spending now, or have nothing to spend in the future. Another choice; cut expenditures, or increase income, taxes. That's it. Choose.

Now let me see here.

After the War of 1812 we cut back Defense(War Dept.) spending.

After the Mexican-American War we cut back Defense(War Dept.) spending.

After the Civil War we cut back Defense (War Dept.) spending.

After WWI we cut back Defense(War Dept.) spending.

After WWII we cut back Defense(War Dept.) spending

After Korean War we cut back Defense spending.

After Veit Nam we cut back Defense spending.

After the Cold War we cut back Defense spending.

After 9/11,Iraq War and Afghanistan War we are cutting back Defense spending.

ANYONE HERE SEE A PATTERN????

Downgrading personnel is nothing new, it's happened before and will happen again. I would hope that we are smart enough to cover all the bases we need to cover this time and have a workable plan to have the necessary forces available in the future if need be and also not lag behind in the tech area. We always need to upgrade weapons systems whether we upgrade personnel or not. Staying ahead of everyone else makes a big difference in force requirements. Look at how much the Drones have done for us and that is one weapons system that needs to be refined often to stay ahead of the curve. My only question is how is this economy going to absorb the folks who will be released?

I am a pro-military, moderate fiscal conservative, and work in the defense industry so I'm feeling the pinch. Having said that, here's my thoughts on this:

The proposed cuts will not demolish the military. Returning to pre-911 levels, before we took on 2 wars, should be OK. A large army isn't always a better army. Remember Saddam Hussein's 4th largest army in the world? Not so effective. A highly trained, well equipped force is much more efficient and effective. The planes and ships they are talking about getting rid of are all very old and expensive to maintain. Most people now have to pay higher copays and premiums for their medical care. Military retirees will have to do the same. Don't want to hear about how they fought and bled for our country. Many did and I honor their service. Most retirees haven't served a second in combat, and start getting benefits when they are in their 40's. Do you? Probably not. I get to wait until I'm 65 and will have worked for over 45 years to get Social Security.

What this country needs is to make more money! Convince other countries that they should buy our products. Lots of them!

We need strong leadership. Neither party has brought one to the table. Maybe someday...

I need more beer...

Health care fees for retirees will increase, including co-pays and deductibles. The retirees served 20 plus years and get hit with paying more this doesn't make sense.

Okay! The military is doing it's part (not that I approve - but that doesn't matter) on saving 500 millions over the next 10 years. What I want to know is when Barack Hussein Obama is going to announce his budget? You know, the one where he has to announce 500 billions in cuts in domestic spending, e.g., Medicare, the EPA, Education Dept, etc.

Spending over $87B in Afghanistan plus residual amounts in Iraq for nations who will be our enemies whenever we leave, while then having to cut nearly $50B/year from the defense budget for the future is beyond ridiculous. It's like deciding to pay $100 for a lock on the shed in the backyard then deciding you don't have enough money to fix the lock on the door to the house.

More war, less education.
It is the only way our leaders wish to keep us strong as a nation.
Less about our future, more about blood lust.
Should we keep giving the wolves our trust?

I got out after eleven years of AF service because I couldn't stand the silliness of how a base is run. When I was chief of medicine, I had to go to base HQ twice a week during flu season to sit in a meeting for 90 minutes to update the base commander about the flu. That's three hours a week wasted sitting in a conference room diddling my thumbs and thinking about all of the real work I needed to get done (seeing patients, etc) while I got to answer inane questions from people in charge who knew nothing about medicine or public health. After the fifth meeting, I asked the base commander if I could just call him when we got our first confirmed flu case because the three hours I was spending at the meeting really wasn't doing much to improve his base's medical operational availability.

This is the kind of nonsense that needs to be cut out of the day to day military operations. Common sense needs to be infused back into how business is done. I can't speak for the Navy or Army, I never got to spend any time with them. However, the SEALs seem to have the stick on just getting to the meat of the issue, taking care of business, and simply being prepared for the next go round.

Lets see how Brilliant our Commander in Chief is...He is going to cut 100,000 troops,,,so that is 100,000 troops who will be looking for a job added to the 14 million already without jobs...Now how smart is that...and I have no doubts as the troops retire or leave, they will not be replaced either...so within 3 years we could look at a total loss of 200,000 troops...Remember you cannot ever trust the Numbers the Demoncrats give you, you have to look for the "real" numbers...

And in an attempt to spread out the numbers and the pain he is going to spread it across all 50 States so that nobody will really be able to see exactly the chaos and misery he is going to cause..How nice of him..Sneaky little bugger isn't he..

Obama's plan whether he knows it or not, and I doubt he knows it,,is going to terminate thousands of Civilian jobs whose job it is to support those 200,000 troops in various ways, from food and clothing to bedsheets. So since it takes an average go 2 Union Civilians to do one Military job that could be another 400,000 jobs lost.

So far that makes 600,000 people Obama has fired. A Prime example of Obama's "trickle down" Theory..

Meanwhile, the Armies of the Islamic hordes are building up their numbers by the 100's each month..I'm sorry but there are not enough Drones, except in the Air Farce and Naval Officers ranks, to take on these hordes...And Nuclear weapons are not an option because of Mutual Assured Destruction.

Now because of Obama's economic plans he has added 600,000 to the unemployment line and Payroll...Just where is this financially incompetent President going to get the money?

H.R.1125, which used to be H.R. 4646 dreamt up by a Liberal Socialist Demoncrat from Oregon....Obama is going to PUNISH US for his financial incompetence and hundreds of the very bad decisions made by the Demoncrat hordes in Washington.

In 2013 the largest tax increases in America's history are set to come into play..Add H.R. 1125 which is a 1% tax on every Electronic financial transaction you make, on top of the new taxes it appears that the Middle class of America will be Punished by nearly a 35% increase in your taxes....Supposedly H.R.1125 allows for an equal or same deduction from your Income Tax BUT if you remember how the Demoncrats lived up to that promise in the Past who will see it for what it is, a schmooze job...The title of H.R. 1125 is "The Debt Free America Act". which translates into the Obama and his American Wrecking Crew screwed up America finances so badly that he is going to PUNISH US for his incompetence by making US pay for his incompetence...Nothing like a good Washington Demoncrat Liberal using our money and then PUNISHING US for their financial irresponsibility and incompetence.....

It is time for a Constitutional Amendment taking away the Congress's and the President's ability to punish us for their financial irresponsibility and incompetence...It is time to take away their American credit card and it is time for Americans to take back control away for the incompetents and put in some method that will keep the Liberals out of our pockets...Electronic Voting is one method...All hard working taxpaying Americans should be able to Vote on the Budgets and spending plans of both parties in Washington...We currently have the Electronic means to do that exact thing...It is time......

Please bear in mind, that my number of 600,000 is just a guess and not meant to be accurate but it will be pretty darn close to realty more so than any Obama's administration will try and schmooze us with...

We spend billions on foreign aid to buy our friends and enemies, we spend billions on social programs that is making the United States a welfare state, we spend billions stationing our troops in countries when the country itself should be paying for our presence. We spend billions sending spceships in search of distant planets when no one will ever inhabit those planets and we spend billions on illegal immigrants for free housing, medical care, food stamps and to save money we slash the budget for the military in the worse time of our existance because of all the hostility in the world. Its what i would expect from the morons in washington.

Eliminate all of our army bases in Europe. Leave Europe to the Europeans! Bring the occupation troops home now. 65 years is too long for them to be there!

I don't care about other countries i care about the USA. and ISREAL. We need to keep military strong and if i remember right CLINTON CUT THEM WHEN HE WASUP THERE AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. If you want to get us maybe back on track cut welfare and food stamps that would be a start.

Irene if you actually care about the USA you need to realize that our elected officials have created all these bad guys for the American people to fear and make us think we need the federal government to "protect" us. The thing is this country and federal government was created with laws to protect our freedom, liberty, and civil rights from unjust state laws and big federal government control. Federal government doesn't create anything, so how can it appropriate all this spending without "robbing Peter to pay Paul" ? Me, you, and every federal income taxpaying citizen. They've been doing it for quite some time, pretty much since the introduction of the Federal Reserve and the IRS, possibly the Industrial Revolution, I'm still working on the timeline. The only thing we produce in America these days is machines and ammunition for killing and trash. I'm slightly exaggerating, but not by much. The killing machine is spreading it's wings with over 700+ bases across the country. I'm tired of losing American servicemen and women, OUR family and friends, for what appears to be an empire expanding.

I'm just as much to blame as our elected officials, but too many people are conditioned to be conditioned, and accept it because some of us are confused by what being an American and patriotism truly are. Society, the false media, and our elected officials tell us we're not patriots or for the troops, or American if we don't support the expanding empire. Or we say "But what can I do ?", we can start by not being afraid anymore and stop fighting amongst ourselves over silliness like bipartisanism or whatever that malarkey is. Like I keep repeating Dems and Rep's are in club we'll never be in, there's probably only a handful of them that actually care about the people on a federal level, stop buying what they're selling.

I don't have all the answers, but I'm not afraid to ask the hard, real questions.

Yet Obama is spending billions on High Speed Trains which will aid less than .005% of the population.Newsweek had an article saying if all the rail lines are built.only an average of 54,800 people would use it daily.That is Nationwide on ALL the railroads combined.

GOOD, I HAVE THESE CLOWNS COMITTING CRIMES AGAINST ME AND MY AMERICAN FAMILY FOR 6 YEARS.

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UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT
OF KANSAS
DARRYL KINNEY )
J.K. (minor) ) CASE No. 11-4177-JTM
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vs ) JUDGE: JTM-JPO
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DEPARMENT OF JUSTICE )
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE )
etl. )
STATE OF ILLINOIS )

COMPLAINT

Now comes, Plaintiffs who has be known as Darryl Kinney and J.K. And Defendants call be called Department of Justice, which includes the FBI and Local Police, Department of Defense which includes all branches of Armed Services and the State of Illinois ATG. Lisa Madigan And this case although it started as a civil case is now also criminal and all recoverable damages equal $200,216,000.00 which are from faked proceedings,lost wages, emotional anguish and distress by the Defendants, in all proceedings of Court and EEOC and Human Rights Departments and for violating multiple Civil Rights statutes in Plaintiffs employment, and also include child endangerment. All proceedings were Civil but are all now criminal in actions and investigations are started in the US Congress and Senate as well as ATG Eric Holders office in the Department of Justice.

REMEDYS FOR PAYMENT OF VIOLATIONS

Mental Anguish and Distress, . . . an award of mental anguish will survive a legal sufficiency challenge when the plaintiffs have introduced direct evidence of the nature, duration and severity of their mental anguish, thus establishing a substantial disruption in the plaintiff's daily routine. Such evidence, whether in the form of the claimants own testimony, that of third parties, or that of experts, is more likely to provide the fact finders with adequate details to assess mental anguish claims. Although we stop short of requiring this type of evidence in all cases in which mental anguish damages are sought, the absence of this type of evidence, particularly when it can be really supplied or procured by the plaintiff justifies close judicial scrutiny of the evidence offered on this element of damages. (p. 444). (Emphasis supplied).
Employment Retaliation and Discrimination and Wrongful Termination,... Title VII , and the Civil Rights of 1991which, among other things provides monetary damages in cases of intentional Discrimination.
Stalking and Harassment with Child endangerment -K.S.A. § 21-3438. Stalking. (2008)
Illegal Court and Administrative Interference and Disruption
5. Invasion of Privacy,The Privacy Act provides for four separate and distinct civil causes of action, see 5 U.S.C. § 552a(g), two of which provide for injunctive relief -- amendment lawsuits under (g)(1)(A) and access lawsuits under (g)(1)(B) -- and two of which provide for compensatory relief in the form of monetary damages -- damages lawsuits under (g)(1)(C) and (g)(1)(D).

Conspiracy to Commit, Remedies against Government in Tort Lawsuits for Retaliation and Discrimination as well as Stalking and Illegal Court actions.
Defamation of Character, remedies for actions caused in a negative effect on victims under Defamation and libel slander codes and statutes
8. Illegal Military stalking of Civilians, Posse Comitatus Act prohibits Military from harassing American citizens.

9. Illegal Interstate Stalking, US Constitution guarantees the freedom to privacy and awards compensation for any such violation as well as in the US Bill of Rights.

10. Illegal Wiretaps and rerouting of Services Compensation is awarded for services that are expected to be correct and not interfered with or tainted.

1. Plaintiff was kept from work for 2 ½ years and brought to other state for work where Defendants kept him from working and then dictated the investigation in the EEOC and VA Human Rights Dept. and now Plaintiff has again been taken out of work with harassing illegal actions by the Defendants having Plaintiff terminated for doing his job.( EEOC and Human Rights attached exhibits ) 2.Plaintiffs have been stalked from state to state with the Defendants renting apartments around him and his family as they daily hack on his computers and reroute his telephone calls, and each time he or his family leaves the house Military and Police personnel chase them, in an interstate stalking method. Police reports in every State including talking to Atlanta's Police Chief Turner who is also aware of these agencies running around invading my privacy and life. ( Police reports attached exhibits)

3. Plaintiff has sent out over 3000 resumes and only 1 call was allowed in, and that was a company playing games for the Defendants, further felony actions interfering with Plaintiffs revenue and making it hard to take care of his family in the process. (online verifiable)

4. Plaintiffs have tainted all Court proceedings by using Clerks to write decisions of Judges, Also illegal Court services were faked by the Defendants in faking service to the State of Illinois Lisa Madigan, which still has never been served and in all these years of filing has never answered because they were never served or received any mail in any proceedings according to her office. Also changing a civil case to criminal actions. Including tainting the Supreme Court filings using Clerks ( Service document attached others verifiable online)

5. Plaintiff has Investigations started in Washington on these felonies and documents attached to show, given to ATG. Eric Holder, US Senate, US Congress. (attached documents)

6. Police and Detectives all stated to Plaintiff that the actions were and are the Defendants and there is nothing they can do because they don't have that power, they are the low men on the food chain. (names are all to be on witness list which has 50 witnesses on it)

7. Plaintiff J.K. (minor) has been harassed and abused by people Defendants put her in care of in order to keep Plaintiff in the State of Illinois and repeatedly made Plaintiffs wife file divorces keep Plaintiff in the State of Illinois, and erased the record of the abuse in Illinois DCFS Dept. in order to set up the Plaintiff while protecting the abusers, or paid witnesses of some actions they tried to set Plaintiff up with. And 2 years later I have had to take my daughter to see a psychologist for the remaining memories of abuse due to the Illegal actions directly or indirectly stemming from Federal involvement.

8. Plaintiffs mail has been stolen and communications rerouted as the Defendants answer all calls acting as if they are the party Plaintiffs called, but when Plaintiff calls from a pay phone it is totally different people.

9. Plaintiff requested an Investigation of one of the Attorney's for the Dept. of Justice in Virginia and was made aware by the State Bar that the Attorney for them could not be Investigated because he was not a registered Attorney at all more of the Conspiracy of Government felonies I have been subjected to. (attached letter)

10. Plaintiffs have been treated as Terrorist and Illegal Immigrants, when they are US Citizens from birth, by some Illegal paid for hire conspiracy led crime ring as Chaney type hit squad stalking. Police reports and lawsuits in 5 states all to be entered as evidence and a witness list of 90 which includes the President of the United States, ATG Eric Holder and Congressmen and Senators of the United States and well as Illinois AG Lisa Madigan, and Ex- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

11. Defendants have abused Power that is s