America's tank argument...
CNN - Army to Congress: Thanks, but no tanks
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/09/army-to-congress-thanks-but-no-tanks/
The U.S. has more than enough combat tanks in the field to meet the nation's defense needs - so there's no sense in making repairs to these now, the Army's chief of staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno told Congress earlier this year.
If the Pentagon holds off repairing, refurbishing or making new tanks for three years until new technologies are developed, the Army says it can save taxpayers as much as $3 billion.
Fox News - Romney-Ryan ticket hits Obama admin on Ohio made tanks
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/13/romney-ryan-ticket-hits-obama-admin-on-ohio-made-tanks/
The Romney-Ryan campaign has seized on Vice President Joe Biden's assertion during Thursday's debate that Ohio-made M1 Abrams tanks are no longer needed. The GOP ticket began running radio ads and making automated phone calls in Ohio on Friday featuring the vice president's quote, according to Republican state communications director Chris Maloney.
"When you say it's OK to impose these devastating cuts on our military…that we don't need any more Lima-built M1 tanks, what we are doing is we're projecting weakness, and when we project weakness abroad our enemies become more brazen," Ryan said to a crowd of thousands in the town of Lancaster. The critique, made in conjunction with more blistering remarks about President Obama's handling of the terrorist attack in Benghazi, tied Ohio jobs with U.S. foreign policy.
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As a veteran, I feel like Romney keeps digging a deeper grave. The Army's chief of staff says, "no more!" Yet Romney says, "much more!"
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