Cuts May Put Army Training At Risk

Cuts May Put Army Training At Risk
Associated Press
October 6, 2004

WASHINGTON - The Army's largest major command is cautioning the Pentagon that its spending cuts could make it unable to comply with some environmental laws, putting the military at risk of having training sites shut down by activists' lawsuits.

The Army Forces Command "is concerned that funding for the sustained management of the training lands ... dwindles dramatically" for the next several years, Maj. Gen. Larry D. Gottardi, a deputy chief of staff for the Forces Command, based at Fort McPherson, Ga., wrote in a Sept. 24 letter.

 

I've got a better idea. Tell the EPA to shove it where the sun don't shine. National defense is more important than a few critters and weeds. Costs to do things the EPA's way is insane. For the most part, the EPA's way IS insane.