The Army isn't the only thing getting budget cuts. NASA -- the part that could be doing actually useful stuff -- gets mega downsized like every year.
I can't figure out the straight story because some people say global warming is in full force, other places I've heard that we're entering a mini ice age; if not that then I hear that the earth's climate is changing due to natural cycles and no one really has enough proof since, you know, correlation can't imply causation. HOWEVER, the environment is totally more important than say, starting wars up because we're trying to control the world.
Also, Turtlekid, where does it say the government is going to control what we eat? I'm pretty sure the government can't stop me from going to a local farmer's market to get actual food to cook myself.