U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks to reporters in the heavily-fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad Dec. 5, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)From The Washington Times:
Some conservatives who welcomed President Obama's decision to keep Robert M. Gates as defense secretary are already having second thoughts.
Decisions in the first 100 days of the new administration regarding future weapons systems have dismayed members of the Air Force fighter community and others who had considered the former CIA chief one of their own.
Baker Springs, a budget analyst at the Heritage Foundation, described Mr. Gates' first months under Mr. Obama as "not very good" and a reversion to policies that weakened U.S. defenses.
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My Comment: I cannot speak for conservatives, but I am sure that they and many others (including myself) are wondering on how can we have a military budget that runs in the mega billions, but maintenance of our naval ships, plane construction, and meeting the needs of our soldiers .... all of this (and much more) has and is always falling short.