Quote Originally Posted by Devils Horse View Post

Never thought I'd feel this way, but I miss Bill Clinton right now. His administration was the last one to balance the federal budget. After all what harm is a good cigar among friends anyway?
I agree with everything you said EXCEPT the garbage about Clinton.

Lets not forget that he cut our military to the BONE.......why do you think we didn't have the troops to fight in Afghanistan AND Iraq. Clinton cut the following:

709,000 REGULAR (ACTIVE DUTY) PERSONNEL.

293,000 RESERVE TROOPS.

EIGHT STANDING ARMY DIVISIONS!

20 AIR FORCE AND NAVY AIR WINGS WITH 2,000 COMBAT AIRCRAFT

232 STRATEGIC BOMBERS.

9 STRATEGIC BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES WITH 3,114 NUCLEAR WARHEADS ON 232 MISSILES.

500 ICBMs WITH 1,950 WARHEADS.

FOUR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND 121 SURFACE COMBAT SHIPS AND SUBMARINES PLUS ALL THE SUPPORT BASES, SHIPYARDS, AND LOGISTICAL ASSETS NEEDED TO SUSTAIN SUCH A NAVAL FORCE.

So yea, I guess if you CUT THAT much you will save some smack, but at WHAT COST.

BTW......the cuts made up the 3rd largest army in the world at the time.

Later,

Geo