Attention: 105 admirals, two generals warn that U.S. safety threatened by spending cuts

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Washington Examiner:

An amazing collection of 105 retired Navy admirals and two Marine Corps generals, including a former commandant, are warning that U.S. and global security could plummet if Washington cuts further into the naval service budget.

 

Citing demands from President Obama to do more to fight terrorism, piracy and provide disaster relief with a shrinking fleet, the brass said that the result of spending cuts will be poor morale and undependable readiness.

 

“We are concerned that if the Department of the Navy is required to continue to respond to crisis after crisis without the funding needed to build new ships, repair old equipment and provide routine maintenance to existing equipment, the nation risks permanent damage to our national defense and negative impacts on the domestic and international economies that rely on the safety and security that U.S. sea power provides,” said the letter sent by the service advocacy group Navy Now.

 

“As retired admirals and generals who have had the privilege of leading our military forces, we write to express our concern that the United States Department of the Navy is underfunded and overextended, placing our national defense, our Sailors and Marines, and the stability of the global economy at risk,” they added in the letter provided to Secrets.