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Monday, November 18, 2013

US GOVERNMENT DISTURBING ADMISSION - WE'RE NOT MILITARILY READY FOR BATTLE

 
Senior House lawmakers sounded the alarm over what they say is the U.S. military’s lack of preparedness for battle following a classified briefing Thursday on how deepening budget cuts are impacting troop readiness.
 
Continuing cuts to the nation’s defense budget have left U.S. troops underprepared for battle, according to House Armed Services Committee Chair Howard “Buck” McKeon (R., Calif.) and Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (R., Va.), who briefed reporters following a classified briefing with top military brass.
 
The briefing—one in a series that will be held over the next weeks—was aimed at convincing members of Congress to fight against further defense cuts as next year’s federal budgeting process gets underway.
 
The brief was led by Brigadier General Martin Schweitzer and Dr. Laura Junor, a deputy assistant secretary of defense for readiness.
 
Military leaders from all branches of the service have increasingly spoken out in recent months about how the budget crisis is impacting readiness and their ability to carry out missions.


Read more -
http://freebeacon.com/lawmakers-u-s-troops-unprepared-to-deploy/
 

US readiness in jeopardy as war pilots flee - Text and video
http://www.wnd.com/2013/11/u-s-war-readiness-in-jeopardy-as-air-force-pilots-flee/

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RELATED


White House purges top military - 200 officers so far.
http://www.wnd.com/2013/11/obama-building-compliant-officer-class/ 


Pentagon and CIA trying to stop White House approval for Russian monitoring stations on US soil -  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/world/europe/a-russian-gps-using-us-soil-stirs-spy-fears.html?ref=centralintelligenceagency&_r=0


US emergency planners also unprepared for a major catastrophe, such as an EMP event
http://www.wnd.com/2013/11/emergency-planners-unprepared-for-catastrophe/

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