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Originally Posted by whell
Of course, it has to be on the table, and it appears that there's a willingness to make it happen:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...-for-cuts.html
The devil is always in the details, but I think the political atmosphere is now right to press forward. No political animal wants to trade cuts for lost votes, but I think some folks are starting to understand that the Federal budget issue is dire enough that defense and social programs must be part of any negotiations. Now, lets see if the will is there to push forward and make it happen.
However, in the meantime, we still have both sides looking to preserve their sacred cows. Like this bi-partisan effort to save tank production in SE Michigan. Do we even still use tanks?http://www.house.gov/levin/Resources...tterMcHugh.pdf |
As you say, seeing is believing.
As for whether we still use tanks. We used them fairly extensively in the opening days of the Iraq War. Just last year, we brought a limited number into the Afghan theater of operations to try to get a handle on the resurgent Taliban. So, yes we use them, but not in vast numbers.