CrossTalk: Pentagon Under the Knife

How to cut such an enormously important and influential sector of the US economy as the military? Will Obama's cuts produce any results? Will it ease the economic burden, or will it only contribute to rising unemployment? Are the cuts significant enough to put the US security under threat? And if the US finds a new peg to go to war, will the military find ways to wind back the cuts? CT-ing with Frank Jackson, Christian Whiton and Matthew Rothschild on Jan. 16.

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• Christian Whiton
• Frank Jackson
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[wealthmaster71]

For America to be arming up in the south china sea makes about as much sense as if china were arming up in the Caribbean. Stay in your own neighbourhood asshole!

[TsarsGuard]

Honestly I`m much more worried about biological weapon, the people who make & control it have no problem of using it, even against there own nation, just so they could "offer you a cure" as long as you stay submissive and compliant. One way or another,the ordinary folk are (as always) screwed to the bone...

[stephentsang2000]

eradicate the Rothschilds and the world will become peaceful~

[AnglesM888]

Islamist who seems to be on the march all over the middle east!!! What the Fuck!!

Do these people still think that people are going to buy that BS!!

9 11 was an inside job, and 100% of the Muslem Brotherhood are under illuminati and englands secret service. Grow up people before you have a new WW war in your hands...

[tuboxanadu]

China can kick the US military any time. I mean, they have like 500 million peopel armed with Kalashnikovs... You can win in china..

[BlazzingSun]

HELLO.... did the former state department senior adviser LA pod.... just state, mankind has no hope for peace or resolution, "only the dead have seen the end of war" = MANGOES ...

LISTEN!! those that cooperate will come to the same dead end. in defense of dear leader Kim...the man knew their was absolutely no way to jump the gun. Iran refuses the alien gangrene that is destroying the world. REAGAN asked.... what could be more ALIEN?

[LogicShadow]

Cut Congress and Senate out of the Budget. Bamm !!! Problem solved.

[crazvy]

"USA more military power then the rest of the world combined" yeah, boloks. the budget may be the biggest and have more nukes, they may have 11 carriers and 4 times more aircrafts then China. but China only has five times more man power available, almost two times more military personel and comparable number of artilery, subs, destroyers and fregates. and China has much more small military boats. for those who want to praise the carriers here's some news: they can be taken down with a torpedo.

[MrPropagandaExposed]

@wealthmaster71 You should really get an education or at least start reading the newspaper. China does have ships which patrol in international waters around the Caribbean.

[MindCrazedBanjo]

War is the result of failed politicians, a good politician can steer clear of war.

[mjimih]

@pradhan17 the war on terror has been a lie. We the people are fooled by Corporate money on tv, corrupting our elections using lies causing most to vote with reptilian-brain not rational-informed free-thinking brain. Give us this year to fix our imperial tendencies. If republicans win Nov '12 then you can get mad at us, bc as president, Romney (likely winner against Barak Obama), a Corporate r-winger and a military hawk will do the wrong thing and start another cold war.

[Erik20091113]

0:16 The US will remain the world's policeman.

A policeman enforces the law. The US is more like a mafia enforcer, threatening "Kill Team"s like those at FOB Ramrod.