Spending Priorities

Rear Admiral Joseph Mulloy, the deputy secretary of the Navy for the budget said recently, "If we don't take  care of our ships, who are we?  I mean, that's the bottom line".  He said this in reference to the sequester and the issue of cutting defense spending in order to balance the budget.  I would say in response, "If we don't take care of our people, who are we?  I mean, that's the real bottom line".  A country can look strong on the outside with military forces to best any other country in the world, but if the country is weak on the inside then all the military power in the world may not save it.