Gates Not Sure Iran Presents A Danger, Cites Military Spending
Cuts  May 8, 2010  I understand the need to control spending
across the board. But I'm also mindful of spending cuts under
Clinton that left us short after 9/11 and I'm not sure how they
specifically reduce healthcare spending, either. As for the
notion of not being able to afford another war, is that really a
financial decision? That metric didn't come into play in the
ObamaCare debate.  And as for his comments on Iran, if he
doesn't know if they present a danger, who the hell does?  The
Defense secretary invokes Dwight Eisenhower as he calls for
spending reductions in military healthcare and the command
structure. He wants to cut $10 billion to $15 billion from a
$547-billion Pentagon base budget.  In a roundtable with
reporters before the speech, Gates also said pressure on the
Pentagon budget from the economic downturn and a desire to trim
deficits would lead the government to be more selective in
future overseas military operations.  "I think