Our armed forces and our nation's security is screwed

If any of these projections comes true we are screwed, royally and without lube or a reach around either.

2015 Budgeting battle lines being drawn. 28 Brigades named a possibility. 

In the comments there is an oft repeated truism that typifies the situation perfectly.

" As the old poli sci truism goes, democrats get us into wars, and then republicans dig us out."

Addendum:  Some more views on Ukraine