Statements about Military
The U.S. military is at risk of losing its "military superiority" because "our Navy is smaller than it's been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947."
"You look at defense … we're spending more than the rest of the world combined."
In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war.
"By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army."
In Libya, "America spent $2 billion total and didn’t lose a single life."
"Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."
"After every major conflict ... what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep, across-the-board cuts."
Every month since 9/11, there have been as many suicide attacks against the United States and its allies as there were in all the years leading up to 9/11.
"We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic."
Says Barack Obama is a "hypocrite" for criticizing President George W. Bush’s "drone attack program," then using it aggressively as president.
The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."
The United States "won every major battle" of the Vietnam War. "Every single one."
In Afghanistan, "it is very, very rare that someone who is killed in action is not killed by an" improvised explosive device, or IED.
"A clause hidden in the Obamacare bill, which is now law, gives Obama the right to form a private army."
"Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?"
Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined."
The U.S. is spending "one out of every six Defense Department dollars on Afghanistan."
Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011.
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