-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh says if sequestration continues, “within three to four months, many of our flying units will be unable to maintain mission readiness.” -Just last week, a member of Welsh’s leadership team revealed that at one point in July, the service’s main combat command had only eight aircraft available on short notice that were not already committed to ongoing operations. -Senior military officers have been warning Congress about the human costs of sequestration. However, most of leaders on Capitol Hill arent listening. -Just last week, Politico ran a story about the difficulty House readiness subcommittee chairman Rep. Rob Wittman is facing. Getting congressional leaders to attend classified briefings, on how sequestration is degrading military preparedness is nearly impossible. Majority Leader Eric Cantor showed up, but SPEAKER BOEHNER AND LEADERS ON BOTH SIDES WERE NO-SHOWS. The defense budget got barely a mention in wrangling over the debt ceiling and continuing resolution. It’s as though national security just isn’t important enough. Apparently 9-11 is such a dim memory, and so few veterans are left in either chamber (20% in the House, 18% in the Senate). So it appears that it the politicians themselves, and not just POTUS who are guilty of failing to uphold the American Pledge to defend the nation, from without and within.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 02:49:06 +0000
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