In Reward for Their Service Barack Obama Is Firing 20,000 Marines

In reward for their service Barack Obama is firing 20,000 Marines.



Obama is firing 20,000 Marines at the same time he is blowing hundreds of millions on green energy.
The NCTimes reported:

Since Gen. James Amos became commandant of the Marine Corps two years ago, the sea
service has been challenged on multiple fronts.
First the ramping up of combat in Afghanistan, as a surge of Marines flooded violent Taliban strongholds in the south. Now the drawdown and handoff to Afghan national forces, despite no sign of an enemy collapse.
On the home front, economic woes and the winding down of more than 11 years at war have pinched military budgets. The Corps is shrinking by 20,000 Marines, to 182,100 and scraping to repair or replace battle-worn equipment.
More tough trade-offs lie ahead if nearly $500 billion in defense cuts already in store are doubled under the budget control law triggering “sequestration.” If Congress can’t find a solution, virtually no Marine program will be untouchable, Amos said.
Amid combat and budgetary strains, the Corps is also undergoing deep social change. After navigating the end of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” restrictions that prevented gay troops from serving openly, the armed forces now are focused on expanding opportunities for women and reducing sexual assault.

Yest at the same time Obama is giving millions to Muslim regimes on green energy projects.