Robert Gates said...

Without proper and predictable funding, no amount of reform or clever reorganization will provide America with the milit...

By continuing to repeat that the U.S. will not put boots on the ground, the President, in effect, traps himself.

At a certain point, it will become impossible to keep extending the life of our arsenal, especially in light of our test...

we've lost our ability to prioritize, to make hard decisions, to do tough analysis, to make trades.