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**HwoRas1** · 02-10-2010, 02:45 AM

hail Commodore!

i hear what yer sayin' mate....but whar be the cuts we so desperately need? folks on the right have said, to paraphrase, "but we ARE cutting the military!", as if were fact.

be it a fact or just a claim?

- MeadHallPirate

The only "we" with the power to do is Obama. And we know he is playing games with our national security.

If it were up to me, I would attack the biggest part of the defense budget, operations, comprising the fuel and other expendables, and contractors hired. Doing this stuff in house will save mountains in labor costs. Additionally, growing our own fuel domestically, or even close to the front with algae will also save mountains. I would actually expand the Corp of engineers to improve our ability to fortify our positions, build up the infrastructure we need , and provide a real improvement for the the people around us.

In procurement, we need systems that support our doctrine and keep us mobile. The biggest area that needs work is the Navy. Our heavy carriers are expensive custom hot rods that have become sacred cows in need of escort. A series of modified commercial container ships running on existing nuclear power plants can carry many more planes and vehicles for far less, and can be studded with far more defensive weaponry than our existing fleet. From there the rest of the fleet is freed of escort duty, and can take a more offensive role. With that, moving our armies around is far less of a chore.

02-10-2010, 02:45 AM	#8
HwoRas1 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	hail Commodore! i hear what yer sayin' mate....but whar be the cuts we so desperately need? folks on the right have said, to paraphrase, "but we ARE cutting the military!", as if were fact. be it a fact or just a claim? - MeadHallPirate The only "we" with the power to do is Obama. And we know he is playing games with our national security. If it were up to me, I would attack the biggest part of the defense budget, operations, comprising the fuel and other expendables, and contractors hired. Doing this stuff in house will save mountains in labor costs. Additionally, growing our own fuel domestically, or even close to the front with algae will also save mountains. I would actually expand the Corp of engineers to improve our ability to fortify our positions, build up the infrastructure we need , and provide a real improvement for the the people around us. In procurement, we need systems that support our doctrine and keep us mobile. The biggest area that needs work is the Navy. Our heavy carriers are expensive custom hot rods that have become sacred cows in need of escort. A series of modified commercial container ships running on existing nuclear power plants can carry many more planes and vehicles for far less, and can be studded with far more defensive weaponry than our existing fleet. From there the rest of the fleet is freed of escort duty, and can take a more offensive role. With that, moving our armies around is far less of a chore.
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