Will the world be a safer place....

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Osem

.... as the US massively cuts its arms budget and focuses military attention on the Asia-Pacific region?



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16438584

Is the European portion of NATO up to the job?

No, the US need to wind their neck in and use their armed forces for defence rather than as an attempt to project their power abroad.

It's good that the military industrial complex is being cut though, a massive corporate welfare scheme.

[Osem]

It'll be interesting to find out where Obama's axe is going to fall and which services, programmes etc. are going to bear the brunt.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Osem

It'll be interesting to find out where Obama's axe is going to fall and which services, programmes etc. are going to bear the brunt.

Wherever the companies that aren't contributing enough to his campaign are.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Wherever the companies that aren't contributing enough to his campaign are.

I'd love to see a graphic of the before and after sitiuation overlaid on the campaign donors list. lol

I think you may find that the large defence companies will be contributing to the GOP.....

You may find this and this and this informative regarding 2012 donations....

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Hugh

I think you may find that the large defence companies will be contributing to the GOP.....

You may find this informative....

But not under Alan Fry's 'plan'.....

Presumably the Democrats don't derive much cash support from the military then or Obama's playing a dangerous game.

Could a diminished and possibly less confident US military machine with fewer options actually be more dangerous to world peace than what we have now? Cornered rat scenario?

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Sirius

The only source of energy capable of providing for the future needs at this time is Nuclear.

Its plain and simple the dreamers and environmentalists can bleat on about wind, wave, hydro and solar but at the end of the day we need a power source than can provide lots and lots of power at the drop of a hat.

We bee both wind, wave, hydro and solar and Nulclear.

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

Well until the world's energy issues are resolved and everyone has access to energy resources that don't destroy the environment it's not going to be a safe place.Get that sorted and maybe there will be less reason to interfere in other countries affairs and then the US won't have an excuse to throw their weight about..

Well until the next resource that becomes finite that is.

The sooner that happens the better!

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Originally Posted by Hugh

I think you may find that the large defence companies will be contributing to the GOP.....

You may find this and this and this informative regarding 2012 donations....

Based on looking at what companies have given to Obama, Apple is going to have a hard time after 2012!

Yes, that's right - Obama will stop everyone buying Apple products...

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Yes, that's right - Obama will stop everyone buying Apple products...

I meant that Apples Rivals Mircorsoft and Google contrbuted money to Obama, he might be more favourable to them rather than to Apple!

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

I meant that Apples Rivals Mircorsoft and Google contrbuted money to Obama, he might be more favourable to them rather than to Apple!

Well, considering that most major corporates, including MS and Google, give to both parties, your proposition may be sub-optimal....

Linky

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.

[Alan Fry]

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.

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!