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‘Wiped Out’: Air Force losing pilots and planes to cuts, scrounging for spare parts
Do the politicians in DC read the news. Are they up on the fact that one of, if not the most important arm in the defense of our country is at the weakest it has been ever been.
As of today the U.S. Air Force is grossly undermanned and suffering from the lack of repair parts for its aircraft, it is now at a very critical and vulnerable stage.
It is short 4,000 airmen to maintain its fleet, short 700 pilots to fly them and short vital spare parts necessary to keep their jets in the air. The shortage is so dire that some have even been forced to scrounge for parts in a remote desert scrapheap known as “The Boneyard.”
When should a smart enemy attack their adversary?? When they are at their weakest/low point, naturally.
What the hell has kept our country safe all these years? Our military. Today some units in the military resemble 3rd world countries, all because of budget cuts.
The leaders in this country should be ashamed of themselves but I bet they are not. How would they like to go into combat poorly equipped????
Does anyone think that China and Russia are not salivating and licking their chops for the right opportunity to come across the pond in force? If they don’t think so, they are out of touch with reality and or down right stupid. Why not put out the ATTACK ME welcome mat for the FOLKS?
One very important element or common-sense mindset missing with most politicians is, they believe that IT can never happen on our soil. IT being; a full scale attack on our home turf.
In the past few years we have been under attack in a very small scale but don’t be foolish enough to assume the BIG ONE will never come.
Smart and qualified people in any position in life are always prepared for the unexpected; just in case. They are never caught with their pants down. It is not being paranoid it is called; always expect the unexpected!!

Wake up and smell the napalm boys and girls; don’t ever put it past the enemies of the USA to launch a full scale attack if they think they can pull it off.
One of the brightest maneuvers in this mix; the brain surgeons at the helm advertise the fact that the USA is standing on one leg.
‘Wiped Out’: Air Force losing pilots and planes to cuts, scrounging for spare parts
Instead of being the bank of the world; does it make sense to take care of our own before pissing aid away all over the world, especially to countries that have vowed to destroy us?? Where are you marbles FOLKS??
A person does not have to be a member of the Cleveland Symphony to hear that this music being played has a lot of sour notes in it.

WHAT IF – WHAT IF as of today, if the USA started taking care of business at home first, we probably would have an excess of money and be able to sustain our own military.
Look at who were are taking care of. I am sure there are a lot more that are not published.
These figures are in the MILLION:
Example: Afghanistan 4,864.17 X 1,000,000 = 4,846,1700,000.00 (billion)
How does anyone explain this insanity to people that are virtually living in cardboard boxes, our entire infrastructure is falling apart and our military is in dire straights????
DISGRACEFUL
| Country | Economic and Military Assistance FY 2014, $US millions | Aid received per person recipient FY2014, $US | Economic Assistance FY 2014, $US millions | Military Assistance FY2014, $US millions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 7244.14 | 229 | 2379.97 | 4864.17 |
| Israel | 3123.40 | 380 | 23.40 | 3100.00 |
| Jordan | 1136.84 | 172 | 790.57 | 346.27 |
| Pakistan | 980.87 | 5 | 716.69 | 264.18 |
| Kenya | 891.67 | 20 | 860.35 | 31.32 |
| South Sudan | 867.79 | 73 | 833.82 | 33.97 |
| Syria | 795.44 | 36 | 795.44 | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 742.17 | 8 | 736.59 | 5.58 |
| Zambia | 672.90 | 43 | 672.52 | .38 |
| Nigeria | 593.04 | 3 | 585.04 | 8.00 |
| Tanzania | 589.37 | 11 | 582.30 | 7.07 |
| Colombia | 560.39 | 12 | 483.90 | 76.49 |
| Uganda | 557.27 | 15 | 526.65 | 30.62 |
| South Africa | 515.58 | 10 | 510.92 | 4.65 |
| West Bank/Gaza | 497.27 | 116 | 497.15 | 0.12 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 438.56 | 6 | 428.01 | 10.56 |
| Lebanon | 433.85 | 95 | 347.32 | 86.54 |
| Iraq | 410.18 | 12 | 388.11 | 22.07 |
| Somalia | 402.20 | 38 | 266.35 | 135.85 |
| Haiti | 355.29 | 34 | 353.45 | 1.84 |
| Mozambique | 337.12 | 12 | 336.47 | .65 |
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