We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df2p6867_pw
- look @ 16:45 into the video
It’s not quite clear what Obama meant by this. If he meant that the military had taken over too many functions that normally should be handled by the State Department, then that echoes what Defense Secretary Robert Gates said this week. It seems to reference the costs associated with reopening consulates and doubling the Peace Corps, but that wouldn’t come close to matching what we spend at the Pentagon. The phrasing of it — a “civilian national security force” — sounds much more like a quasi-military organization operating within the US under the control of the federal government.
rixxross is asking:
How has no one in the media questioned Obama on his idea to have a Civilian force as large and well funded as the military? An additional $400 billion a year in spending should warrant some media coverage, more than how much he sweats in my opinion.
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