4/14/11
11:30am
Will Gates fight Obama on defense cuts?
See Robert Haddick’s excellent blog entry for Small Wars Journal on President Obama’s proposed defense cuts yesterday and what they might mean for the Obama-Gates relationship. With the Defense Department already subjected to deep cuts, US force structure and global presence would be seriously diminished by Obama’s proposals, writes Haddick. And, the consequences of a reduced American strategic role would be far-reaching: “regional arms races, increased nuclear and missile proliferation, and the establishment of new outposts around the world by America’s rising rivals.” Haddick closes by observing another risk that Obama undertakes in cutting defense again- the alienation of a politically crucial member of his cabinet.
