'Effed up’: Tammy Bruce can't believe where US military might have to deploy Marines

This is a disgrace. https://t.co/JGGtW3IPiG

— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) June 23, 2015

Author and radio host Tammy Bruce helped provide an update to what military cuts are leading to:

This is so unbelievably effed up==> Marines to deploy aboard foreign ships amid shortage. http://t.co/X01iW2BZZE

— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) June 23, 2015

Sadly, nothing is surprising anymore:

Faced with a shortage of U.S. Navy ships, the Marine Corps is exploring a plan to deploy its forces aboard foreign vessels to ensure they can respond quickly to global crises around Europe and western Africa.

The initiative is a stopgap way to deploy Marines aboard ships overseas until more American vessels are available, said Brig. Gen. Norman Cooling, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa.
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“There’s no substitute for U.S. amphibious” vessels, Cooling said. “We’re looking at other options” in the meantime, he added.

Can asking the greatest military in the world to hitchhike be far behind?

https://twitter.com/rsmccain/status/613156024153997313

@heytammybruce this is what 100 years of progessivism gives you..

— Jonathan Bauer (@scbison91) June 23, 2015

In WWII we supplied ships to all the allied navies. And now? This… https://t.co/ZiGcrfGU1X

— Jarrett Stepman (@JarrettStepman) June 23, 2015

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