Setting the Stage for the next Benghazi

[melch 0]

Proposed $54bn increase in defense spending paid for by a 37% cut in the already inadequate $50bn State Department budget. Various sources have stated that the cuts would likely require reductions in staff, including security contractors at diplomatic missions abroad.

I'm curious how Trump will justify this should an attack occur considering how much he held Benghazi over Clinton. After throwing the generals under the bus and trying to shift the blame to them over the death of the SEAL, I'm wondering who he will try to scapegoat for this one.

Edited to add, at least senate and congressional leaders from both sides have said it will get very little support.

[Phil1111 913]

melch

Proposed $54bn increase in defense spending paid for by a 37% cut in the already inadequate $50bn State Department budget. Various sources have stated that the cuts would likely require reductions in staff, including security contractors at diplomatic missions abroad.

I'm curious how Trump will justify this should an attack occur considering how much he held Benghazi over Clinton. After throwing the generals under the bus and trying to shift the blame to them over the death of the SEAL, I'm wondering who he will try to scapegoat for this one.

Edited to add, at least senate and congressional leaders from both sides have said it will get very little support.

Right on target.

According to bannon's plans China and Russia can go ahead and develop their spheres of influence because the US will have a 350 ship navy.

The pressures on the worlds economies is increasing as debt has piled up since 2008.The last recession.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-05/a-record-152-trillion-in-global-debt-unnerves-imf-officials

While US debt-GDP has gone from 64% to 104%
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt-to-gdp

Mortgage delinquencies are at a 10 year high:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mortgages-delinquincies-idUSKBN15U20G

Auto loan delinquencies at the highest rates since the last recession as well:
https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-02-21/deepening-troubles-with-auto-loans-start-to-spread-pain

Seems like a good time to pile on more debt so "trickle down economics' can be proven again.

[billvon 2,426]

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I'm curious how Trump will justify this should an attack occur considering how much he held Benghazi over Clinton. After throwing the generals under the bus and trying to shift the blame to them over the death of the SEAL, I'm wondering who he will try to scapegoat for this one.

Clinton or Obama, of course.