"[I]t goes too far, as Perry did, to accuse the administration of having 'disdain' for the military. The definition of disdain is a 'feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior.' Rather, the president simply puts the military, repeatedly, as a lower priority than the rest of the government. If not disdain, it is at the very least an inversion of priorities. Domestic spending grows astronomically; he slashes the military budget. He faces a tough reelection effort and his base is restive; he sets arbitrary withdrawal deadlines that threaten the gains in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It is not enough for a commander in chief to go to Memorial Day celebrations, or focus on health care in the VA. For men and women risking their lives for us, their safety and morale should come first. In this administration is just isn’t so," – Jennifer Rubin, WaPo.
The vileness never ends, does it? Ending one war, and winning another, doesn't help the troops morale? And remember the bulk of the defense cuts are because of the GOP's refusal to raise taxes along with steep spending cuts last summer. Sequestration was not Obama's first choice.
(Photo: US President Barack Obama (R) salutes during the dignified transfer of Sergeant Dale R. Griffin of Terre Haute, Indiana, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, October 29, 2009. Obama traveled to the base to meet the plane carrying the bodies of 18 US personnel killed in Afghanistan on October 26, including Griffin. By Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images.)
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