Quoting General Michael Flynn on al Qaeda's status.
01/15/2014
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I simply think that that is unacceptable and I think it's irresponsible for us not to address this sort of military vulnerability.
Maintaining an Army sufficiently large to generate a credible capability of defeating any threat is critical.
The Navy needs a sustained level of investment topping $20 billion by 2021 and maintaining that level for the following 10 years.
Sequestration in 2013 has resulted in a $4 billion operation and maintenance (O&M) shortfall and a $6 billion investment shortfall.