Tuesday, January 09, 2018

DEFENSE_ OPINION_ Rep. Mike Turner: The Obama-era neglect of our military must come to an end

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Rep. Mike Turner: The Obama-era neglect of our military must come to an end Mike Turner

By Mike Turner | Fox News




President Trump signs National Defense Authorization Act
President says spending hike is a step forward to restoring America's military might.


On Inauguration Day 2017, the Obama administration left President Trump a severely weakened and constrained military. For the better part of a decade, President Obama allowed his administration’s sequestration to destroy the capabilities and readiness of our armed forces. He forced our Americans in uniform to take the risk that a weaker military would not further endanger their lives and our own national security.

In 2017, we witnessed North Korea’s aggressive nuclear action, Russian meddling in democratic systems (including our own), and an Iranian regime dedicated to expanding its sphere of influence at the expense of their neighbors’ peace and freedoms. On top of all that, our men and women in uniform fight against violent radicalism around the world.

Given the scope of these challenges our military faces, remarkably, Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified, “No enemy in the field has done more to harm the combat readiness of our military than sequestration.” Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, General Dunford, added, “Eight years of continuing resolutions and the absence of predictable funding has forced the [Defense] Department to prioritize near-term readiness at the expense of modernization and advance capability development.”

READ MORE: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/01/08/rep-mike-turner-obama-era-neglect-our-military-must-come-to-end.html

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Our Armed Forces are charged with securing not only our nation but our ideals of freedom and democracy around the world. Sadly, that force eroded during the Obama administration to one that has too many troops that cannot deploy, too many planes that cannot fly, and too many ships that cannot sail.

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