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US War Machine Downsizing?

Posted by Unknown on from the how-will-we-defeat-zombie-stalin-now? dept.

mrspoonsi writes "BBC Reports: 'Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has unveiled plans to shrink the U.S. Army to its smallest size since before World War Two. Outlining his budget plan, the Pentagon chief proposed trimming the active-duty Army to between 440,000 and 450,000 personnel — from 520,000 currently. The U.S. currently spends more on defense than the combined total of the next 12 countries, as ranked by defense spending.'"

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  1. Re:Time to end the military industrial complex by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 4, Funny

    All of that money could be used to rebuild the crumbling infrastructure we have right here at home.

    Oh, that would be pointless. Meth-heads will just steal the rebuilt infrastructure to sell to scrap metal dealers, again.

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  2. Plans to shink the US army by Michael+Woodhams · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ha! I'm going to beat him to it. I just need to steal some super-rare crystals stored at Los Alamos first, to complete my shrink ray. And a white kitten.

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  3. Re:Makes sense. Its just the Army. by rmdingler · · Score: 3, Funny
    A Recon Marine, a Navy Seal, and an Army Ranger sat around the fire one evening discussing who was the toughest.

    The Recon Marine described his training, which included being dropped off in the middle of nowhere with a mark on a map for a rendezvous point, and his diet of raw bugs and reptiles as he struggled toward the LZ for five days.

    The Navy man regaled with the legendarily difficult, 90+% failure rate, Seal training program that requires a man to learn to swim like a fish, but kill like a lion.

    The Ranger took a long,quiet look at the others, squatted on his haunches, and stirred the coals in the fire with his fingers.

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  4. How could Iran look at you funny? They're dead. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We attacked last week over a EULA violation.

    1. Re:How could Iran look at you funny? They're dead. by sjwt · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wait until the drones detect they have illegal copies of software installed, you bet your ass the EULA allows them to participate in a 'removal of corrupt authoritarian powers and replacement with a benevolent drone overload'

      I for one welcome our new drone overloads.

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  5. Re:Heratige foundation by cold+fjord · · Score: 2, Funny

    You seem to have missed this nugget: "Source: Office of Management and Budget. "

    The bad news doesn't change if you pick another truthful source.

    Also, from what I see, the "Koch brothers" are very minor donors to Heritage. Besides that, if you use the "Koch brothers" as your universal explanation for things you are engaged in epic fail.

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  6. Re:Makes sense. Its just the Army. by germansausage · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I heard the joke it was a Marine telling it. It ended with " ...and the Marine just sat quietly, stirring the ashes with his dick."

  7. Re:Time to end the military industrial complex by hibiki_r · · Score: 5, Funny

    We could solve that problem, and have major savings by replacing medicare with a 'free meth and oxycodone' program.