Originally Posted by
iceman49
Where do you draw the line, budget vs meltdown, the CIC I believe does not cancel the program, the military leadership does, eg you have this much money to spend...you decide.
History books are great, but usually the author has a view that they are trying to get across.
Try "Seven Deadly Scenarios" by Krepinevich, sub title...A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21rst Century.
Its always been a balancing act with the budget.
So when the CIC proposes a $130 billion budget cut from 2009 to 2010, what choice does the military leadership have? They have to deploy, train, pay the military payroll, buy gas, sail ships, etc. Your analogy is really weak and is not based in reality. The President definitely is accountable, he is THE CIC, yet you pawn off the responsibility to "military leadership". Uh huh..... Who is the CIC, and what does that mean? Geez Lillian.
Using your statement and logic, if the CIC proposes giving the military 1 billion, they will cut virtually every weapon, training, and simply pay the military to stay on the payroll. Don't bother showing up to work. The military leadership didn't have the money for you to do anything. They chose to stop doing anything. But I guess we could blame the 'military leadership" and not the CIC. Hmmmmmm