This is just awful. President Obama sent the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen to Afghanistan to tell the troops that if a deal isn’t struck on the debt ceiling they may not get paid. If that happens, it will be his choice not to pay them, as there will still be money coming in to the Treasury.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said Sunday during an unannounced visit to Afghanistan that he doesn’t know whether soldiers will continue to receive paychecks if an agreement over the U.S. debt ceiling cannot be reached.
“I certainly hope it gets solved,” Mullen told reporters.
America’s highest-ranking military officer said soldiers had recently asked him about the crisis, saying “here we are, halfway around the world, fighting our country’s wars, and I’ve got to worry about a paycheck.”
Mullen said August 15 would be the first payday jeopardized if the United States defaults. Soldiers normally get paid in two-week increments, making the last assured payday on August 1, he said.Senate leaders said Sunday that progress had occurred in the talks on a deficit reduction deal that would raise the debt ceiling and cut spending. However, the deadline for the United States to face possible default on its obligations is midnight Tuesday, and political wrangling in Congress has held up an agreement so far.
Here’s the news report from Fox.
Via Gateway Pundit
Update: Here’s video of the nasty Senator Charles Schumer blaming the Republicans. He also refused to accept any blame for his party not passing a budget in over 800 days. He’s so slimy.
Via Breitbart
From the Desk of Lady Liberty linked – thanks!
Let’s see; suicidal rules of engagement, gay agenda training, multiple tours and now low or no pay. Instead of being a morale booster, Obama does everything he can to break their spirit, cohesion and pride.
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Well good grief! Leon Panetta said he sent a letter to every service member and every employee in the DOD and told them to be sure to show up for work this week. This is disgusting.
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[...] scare tactics from Obama – sending Admiral to Afghanistan to tell the troops they won’t be paid. [...]
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