http://finance.yahoo.com/news/flawed-f-35-why-pentagon-153300333.html This bull**** makes me so furious.
Let's be real, the military's core competency isn't managing projects and subcontractors. Should we really be surprised that Lt. General Christopher Bogdan is a poor project manager?
How much is enough? Can't we shift some of those hundreds of billions into U.S. infrastructure, police body cams, etc.?
Decent wages paid to the armed forces is just using government money for other people's children i.e "welfare". No high priced lobbyists for VA benefits. Now a nice juicy new weapon system on a cost plus basis, now we're talking.
I'm sure they could... But they need military equipment to invade places like Afghanistan so they can grow heroin... Which is protecting the freedoms of American citizens Well, at least they give veterans a holiday... Great treatment for serving your country. http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/health/veterans-dying-health-care-delays/index.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/post-9-11-spending-troops-120000945.html So, the Republicans are now trying to circumvent budgeting and make a slush fund for defense spending. How typical of them.
Traditional large scale military conflicts are history. The world is shrinking with global trade, technology, internet, social media, etc... It's economic and technology wars that are here now indefinitely. I wonder if we start to see budgets move to recognize that.
Senate Armed Services Chair John McCain (R-AZ) conceded that funding national defense through the OCO account is not ideal, “but it’s far better than the alternative, which is to deny the men and women in uniform $38 billion that they desperately need now.” desperately? are we fighting and losing a war somewhere?