On Monday Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced substantial budget cuts for the military. Dick Cheney claimed the cuts are "dangerous" and said that Obama would rather spend the money on food stamps.
Cheney now:
Dick Cheney calls reduction of Army 'dangerous'
CHENEY: Absolutely dangerous.You know, I've obviously not been a strong supporter of Barack Obama, but this really is over the top. It does enormous long-term damage to our military. They act as though it's like highway spending and you can turn it on and off.
CHENEY: Well, and it's also a reflection of the notion that somehow, a strong America, well equipped with a strong military, is a danger to international peace and stability. And just exactly the opposite's true. I think if history teaches any lesson, its' that the world's a safer, more stable place when the United States is strong and is prepared to use that strength when necessary.
The way I read this, they're basically making the decision in the Obama administration that they no longer want to be dominant on the seas, in the skies and in space, and their budget reflects that -- radical cuts, in terms of force structure and size, the -- this notion that we no longer want to have a force that's capable of any sustained occupation of a foreign territory is -- you know, that's a basic fundamental decision that drives -- supposedly justifies this.
He'd much rather spend the money on food stamps than he would on a strong military or support for our troops.
But lots of veterans and military families get food stamps too.
Food Stamp Cuts Could Hit Military Members, Veterans
By Michael McAuliff
HuffPost looked at data provided by the Defense Commissary Agency -- which serves a wide range of military members, including retirees -- and concluded that commissary customers have redeemed $101 million worth of food stamps since June 2011. According to a recent Stars and Stripes analysis, that figure was $31 million in 2008.
In the broader population, Census data suggests that some 1.5 million households with a veteran were receiving SNAP benefits.
Cheney then:
CHENEY GIVES PLAN TO REDUCE FORCES BY 25% IN 5 YEARSis.
By MICHAEL R. GORDON, Special to The New York Times
Published: June 20, 1990
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney today sent to Congress his promised plan for cutting the armed forces by 25 percent over the next five years, outlining a smaller Army, Air Force and Navy than proposed by the military services.
Obviously Cheney's view of cutting the Pentagon budget depends on witch party controls the White House. Cheney wants to spread fear using the alarmist Far Right as fertile grounds for his cries of "wolf".