Pentagon: Cuts Could Hamper Ability To Invade Countries

Monday, March 04, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The spending cuts mandated by the sequester may hamper the United States's ability to invade countries for absolutely no reason, a Pentagon spokesman warned today.

The Pentagon made this gloomy assessment amid widespread fears that the nation's ability to wage totally optional wars based on bogus pretexts may be in peril.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R -- S.C.) agreed about the catastrophic effects of the Pentagon cuts, telling reporters, "The ability of the United States to project its military power in an arbitrary and totally capricious way must never be compromised."

#1 | Posted by nullifidian at 2013-03-04 07:06 AM | Reply | Flag:

well, at least they won't lose their ability to project military force here in the USA.

- drones scanning citizens, shotgun confiscations, checkpoints, busting up 64 oz soft drink smuggling rings, etc

#2 | Posted by roadrunner22 at 2013-03-04 07:28 AM | Reply | Flag:

Number 1!

#3 | Posted by 726 at 2013-03-04 07:34 AM | Reply | Flag:

And Venezuela sighs in relief.

#4 | Posted by danni at 2013-03-04 07:48 AM | Reply | Flag:

Pretty sure this is an onion type article.

Google "Harland Dorrinson"

Loh

#5 | Posted by Lohocla at 2013-03-04 08:56 AM | Reply | Flag:

#5
Click on Andy Borowitz's name at the top of the article, just under the headline.

#6 | Posted by Hagbard_Celine at 2013-03-04 09:00 AM | Reply | Flag:

#6 | POSTED BY HAGBARD_CELINE

Aye, was going for the non-confrontational *coughbullshitcough* type post on the off chance the original poster didn't realize it was.:P

#7 | Posted by Lohocla at 2013-03-04 09:15 AM | Reply | Flag:

Has anyone seen 170 million layoffs yet?

#8 | Posted by matsop at 2013-03-04 09:17 AM | Reply | Flag:

Good. If we're going to invade other countries, there should be a reason for it. And the reason should be good enough that the American public is willing to sacrifice in order to pay for it and help it succeed.

#9 | Posted by Sully at 2013-03-04 09:26 AM | Reply | Flag:

One of the few good things: drones don't work on credit.

#10 | Posted by kanrei at 2013-03-04 09:31 AM | Reply | Flag:

It's so bad Air Force One is grounded. Right?

#11 | Posted by sames1 at 2013-03-04 09:35 AM | Reply | Flag:

They won't slow down the use of drones one bit.

#12 | Posted by Dalton at 2013-03-04 12:06 PM | Reply | Flag:

That's why we are developing hypersonic bombs. They can be delivered by pimply faced teens raised on video games and sitting somewhere in a cubicle on Oklahoma.

#13 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-03-04 06:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

"The cuts are already being felt in a tangible way at the Pentagon, which today cancelled an order for a nine-thousand-dollar pen."

The sad thing from what I know of the Pentagon, some one there is wondering how the writer this comedy piece new about the pens.

#14 | Posted by PunchyPossum at 2013-03-05 03:10 AM | Reply | Flag: