Originally Posted by dyna mo

cuts are happening, via the automatic sequestration, ~$40 billion this 1st year. what's $40b? that's = ~7% of the military budget, let's start there.

Department of Defense officials told state lieutenant governors Thursday to plan for possible base closures and cutbacks in civilian work forces as sequestration budget cuts begin affecting every state.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2926629.html