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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
Sorry but as far as i am concerned this is just the usual obama rhetoric that won't actually come to anything near what he says in practice. Also is anyone stupid enough to believe they will alter their focus on the oil at all. We're also expected to believe that all of a sudden they are no longer bothered about iran yeah ok lol.
I think there will be a reduction in naval forces in the gulf to make this rhetoric appear legit hoping the iranians are stupid enough to do something that hands the US an excuse. Level of cuts obama is talking about would mean the closure of many domestic military installations that would be catastrophic to local economies. It's exactly what you do in an election year hit tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of american voters.
Thats also putting aside the damage being seen to hit military hard will to voter perception of obama. Americans may not always be happy with how their politicians use the military but they have very strong support for their forces.
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To honest this defence cuts will not happen because his rivals control the lower house of congress, they would be strongly aganst defence cuts, not to mention lobbying by defence companies like Lockheed Martin and Boeing!