US faces more threats than decade ago, warns head of its military

[unhappycamper]

General Martin Dempsey highlighted cyber warfare as one of the most pressing threats facing the US and its allies


US faces more threats than decade ago, warns head of its military
Nick Hopkins
guardian.co.uk, Monday 28 November 2011 14.15 EST

The most senior figure in the US military has warned that the number of threats facing his country and its allies have increased over the last decade and that the armed forces must be kept strong to fight back.

In his first speech since taking over as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, General Martin Dempsey told an audience in London on Monday that meeting the new challenges in a time of austerity would require a transformation in military thinking.

He highlighted the cyber threat as one of the most pressing, and said more needed to be done to counter the dangers online.

"Our traditional alliances and partnerships around the world are the stable platform on which we will confront these challenges," he said. "Yet it cannot be lost on us that we now face known and unknown security challenges in the context of a new fiscal reality.

[HughBeaumont]

1. Translation: "Keep The Ca$h FLOWING OR DIE@!!!1!1!!!"

"Education, housing and infrastructure are for Commies!"

[Earth_First]

2. Gee, imagine that...Dempsey raises his concern on the heels of SOPA and NDAA

Looks like the Ministry of Truth and Office of Public Propaganda told him to get out in public to voice his immediate concerns...

They aren't even pretending to conceal it up anymore...

[hobbit709]

3. And how many of these threats are we responsible for causing?

you notice he didn't say anything about that.

[Orrex]

4. So we've invested ten years and a zilllion dollars toward *increasing* the overall threat?

That's some business model!

[xchrom]

11. +1

[DCBob]

5. Then clearly we are fighting these threats in the wrong way.

Perhaps a smaller, more technological and less aggressive military would be more successful.

[Bonhomme Richard]

6. In fact, we are in the process of arming those threats. n/t

[Octafish]

7. Kicked and Recced and it stayed at 'zero.'

Gotta love the hidden warmonger community.

[lunatica]

8. Soon the threat level will be at the same level as his eyes

But for now the threat level is up to his nose, so I guess we still have a chance of winning.

[santamargarita]

9. Right-wing/Teabagger Terrorism is on the rise - they are this...

countries biggest Terrorism threat!
But Their bullshit statement is for more money - they won't address the real problem.

[bowens43]

10. complete and utter bullshit.

what to lower the number of threats? Get our troops out of the 120+ countries they are now in and stop involving our military in the affairs of other nations.

[RC]

12. His country? HIS country!?!!

"...number of threats facing his country..."

No, it is not your country General. You cannot do as you wish. Stop antagonizing the people in other countries. They are not yours to do as you wish either.

gw bu$h did a house cleaning in the Pentagon and got rid of all the Brass that didn't think war was for fun and profit.
Obama has not done any house cleaning at the Pentagon. It is well past time he did.