en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/824110 Comments by Mike Burleson http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/20/dems-face-doom-in-house/#IDComment94430744 Even if they take both Houses, it won't matter. The deficit will trump all future plans, including defense. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:09:45 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/20/dems-face-doom-in-house/#IDComment94430744 http://defensetech.org/2010/07/29/independent-qdr-panel-recommends-buying-more-of-everything-increasing-defense-budget/#IDComment89605501 I read it half way through, then gave up reading the Base Force proposals. Waste of my time. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:53:30 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2010/07/29/independent-qdr-panel-recommends-buying-more-of-everything-increasing-defense-budget/#IDComment89605501 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/02/how-to-reduce-navy-fighter-gap-cbo/#IDComment78273271 Sadly, decreasing the very expensive carrier force isn't one of the options. Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:02:02 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/02/how-to-reduce-navy-fighter-gap-cbo/#IDComment78273271 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/17/oil-spill-where-is-the-coastie-debate/#IDComment75895641 Got SystAdmin? These repeat crises is killing us and we aren't getting better at it. Tue, 18 May 2010 00:19:52 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/17/oil-spill-where-is-the-coastie-debate/#IDComment75895641 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/06/rail-gun-pumps-rounds-at-swarms/#IDComment73506489 Greg, this sounds like another expensive answer to a low tech threat. can anyone say NLOS-LS? Thu, 6 May 2010 21:27:32 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/06/rail-gun-pumps-rounds-at-swarms/#IDComment73506489 http://www.wavy.com/dpp/military/Gates-Navy-comments-draw-criticism#IDComment73210618 Gates doesn't want to decrease the fleet. As he pointed out, when you only buy multibllion-dollar warships, then you can expect more shrinkages. The ships cost are increasing faster than the budget can keep up. The navy must lives within its means, and stop building Aegis destroyers and billion-dollar amphibious ships, that are then used to fight the threadbare pirates of Somalia, or face speedboat navies like Iran. Neither can we afford aircraft carriers which get harder and harder to fill with expensive aircraft carriers, since no one else has these anyway. Build as you fight! Thu, 6 May 2010 08:33:13 +0000 http://www.wavy.com/dpp/military/Gates-Navy-comments-draw-criticism#IDComment73210618