Han skar milliarder af Forsvaret. I dag står Nick Hækkerup ved beslutningen: »Der var ikke nogen trusler mod Danmark«
Nick Hækkerup er den forsvarsminister, der i nyere tid har eksekveret de største besparelser på Forsvaret. I dag fastholder han, at besparelserne var rettidige, men særligt én ting ærgrer i dag Hækkerup.
Nick Hækkerup (S) var ikke forberedt på at skulle være forsvarsminister.
Længe troede han, at han skulle være skatteminister. På et whiteboard skrev han alt, hvad han kunne komme i tanke om af skattepolitiske slagsmål.
Da telefonen ringede, var beskeden fra statsminister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (S) en anden:
»Det er Helle. Vil du gerne være en del af holdet? Godt, så skal du være forsvarsminister. Farvel.«
Dermed kunne Hækkerup starte forfra på sit whiteboard, og opgaven var ganske klar: Den nyudnævnte minister skulle finde besparelser på 15 procent i Forsvaret – svarende til 2,7 milliarder kroner.
Om året. https://www.berlingske.dk/poli....tik/han-skar-milliar #dkforsvar #dkpol
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