If "the real problem" is supposedly "troop strengths and air and sealift denigration due to lack of funding", why has W's number 1 priority in new spending been Star Wars Redux, both before and after 9/11?
huh???
6/28/2001
defenselink.mil
clips....The goals of the amended budget, he said, are to restore military morale, bolster readiness, begin the military transformation process, streamline and upgrade DoD's infrastructure, and reform DoD's organization, facilities and processes.
during a briefing June 27. "Underfunding in significant accounts has created a series of shortfalls with respect to very important key categories."
He said shipbuilding is on a path to a "steady state" of 230 vessels. "I'm not in the position to say at this moment exactly what number of ships we need in the United States Navy, but it is very clear that it is considerably more than 230 ships," he said. The Navy currently has 310.
The aircraft fleet is growing older and age brings problems, he said. Older aircraft require more maintenance and are available for missions fewer hours. "We have an aging aircraft fleet in all the services," Rumsfeld said.
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