get by with a lot less. i said that nuclear subs don t defeat terrorists, i wish they did, because we have a lot. and that would be over. i believe that both the republicans and democrats understand. a point you made in your article that while the president was ready to say we should have less defense spending than we were scheduled to have in defense budgets, he is not willing to cut enough. and out-going leon panetta said that unfortunately the cloud of sequestration remains. this administration is doing its part to help the country address the deficit problem by working to implement $487 billion in spending reductions. is that enough, or under secretary hagel should the obama administration be looking to go deeper? much deeper, he is a great person to serve with, but he just should go differently on
threat these are very bad people, these terrorists. but they don t have the power or threat to destroy us, they can damage individuals and do some hurt. and i think it took the american people a little while to realize this. but they now understand there is no threat of that sort. that doesn t mean we should be weak but it means like we could get by with a lot less. i said that nuclear subs don t defeat terrorists, i wish they did, because we have a lot. and that would be over. i believe that both the republicans and democrats understand. a point you made in your article that while the president was ready to say we should have less defense spending than we were scheduled to have in defense budgets, he is not willing to cut enough. and out-going leon panetta said that unfortunately the cloud of sequestration remains. this administration is doing its part to help the country address the deficit problem by working to implement $487 billion in
out firsthand our next guest knows all too well the affects those cuts would have on the men and women who keep americans safe. bucky shinmoedake chairman of the house armed services committee. thank you for joining us. thanks for having me. to do the math the 500 billion reduction in military spending triggered by 2011 s budget control act would be added to the 487 billion the obama administration larry limb natured in this year s budget q. can our military survive that? we had five hearings leading up to this. and all of the former and current military leaders said how devastating it would be from the secretary of defense on down. secretary of defense said that it would be like shooting ourselves in the head. you know there hasn t been much talk, with all of the talk about the fiscal cliff that seems to be soaking up all the oxygen in the room. i noticed that the al-qaida and
they have been fired in the middle of their enlisted duty. i think it s i am movl and illegal. heather: they have been enlisted for 7-15 years. many aviation fields and specialties that the navy has determined had too many people. the chairman of chief joints of staff it is performance based. secondly he said, this would not be compromised by this. and this is part of sequestration which was agreed upon by republicans and democrats. they are cutting $487 billion. this is what happened and come to an agreement about budgets which they have not been able to do because republicans refuse to compromise. i beg to differ. it s not been performance based. that is what the navy says. they are giving you the incorrect information. they were not told why they were
and i believe the obama given four more years will cut between 300,000 and 400,000 troops. but even romney-ryan could cut between 150,000 and 200,000 troops. why? they will all cut troops. the real treasure, the golden arrow in our quiver to preserve welfare payment to major defense contractors. shannon: that just the first cut. we know the pentagon is facing $487 billion in additional cuts aside from sequestration. i want to read something from frank kendall the undersecretary of defense. he talks about the fact if you have a defense budget with 25 lines in the budget. each those lines would have to be cut 11%. but you are saying you think the administration would find a way to preserve the big fat defense