Today, Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement upon the announcement of President Barack Obama’s Strategic Review of the Department of Defense:
“The President’s announcement today is a retreat from our strategic posture of the past 60 years. While I share his goal of a more efficient fighting force, I remain concerned that countries such as Iran and China will seek to fill the gaps we leave behind. In addition, his plan could eliminate programs which have the end goal of making our military more efficient. For example, programs which seek to revolutionize logistics for the Air Force may be on the chopping block. So instead of investing to save money in future years, we will continue on with business as usual. I look forward to questioning Secretary Panetta and our commanding officers on these concerns, when they appear before the House Armed Services Committee in the near future.”