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To: NOW who wrote (40828)	11/27/2012 12:48:36 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218713

Sure, why not... especially if you really want the russians and the chinese to invade... GZ

To: NOW who wrote (40828)	11/27/2012 1:08:50 PM
From: penthouse mike	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218713

It is very tricky to cut defense spending to save money because most defense contracts are long term with significant early termination penalties which are being ramped up now. Big defense projects in danger of being cut are loading up big penalty clauses to deter their program from being cut. If the programs get cut then the government employees could be cut, so the government employees are saving their own jobs by putting these big penalty clauses into their contracts. Given this gaming of the system, automatic defense cuts may cost more money in penalty fees than the money being cut.