Defence cuts ‘inevitable’: Major General

April 17th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

A retired senior military commander says budget cuts in defence are inevitable but must not affect troops.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has flagged big spending cuts across the board in his bid to return to a surplus when he unveils the budget on May 8.

Retired Major General John Cantwell says he expects this will include cuts to defence.

“I think inevitably defence spending will take a haircut,” he told ABC TV on Tuesday.

“There are politics at play here.”

But he said it would be “unacceptable” if the cuts affected Australia’s operational capabilities – although he did not think the government would do that.

“I would be shocked if they affected our ability to sustain the forces that we’ve got deployed in Afghanistan and other parts of our region,” the former military commander in the Middle East said.

“I don’t think it will because no government, no politicians … would contemplate putting more soldiers at risk than is absolutely necessary, for budget cut purposes.”