LSK
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Wed Nov-05-08 03:20 PM
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there is a difference between increasing the # of troops and decreasing the # of no bid contracts |
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Edited on Wed Nov-05-08 03:20 PM by LSK
The pentagon's budget isn't dominated by having X amount of troops, it is dominated by the black hole going to "classified" operations, projects and defense contractors being given no bid contracts at outrageous prices.
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Wed Nov-05-08 03:24 PM
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Right now Barack is going through everything line by line. Big changes.
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Wed Nov-05-08 03:26 PM
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2. Agreed! Let the GIs be GIs first then decide what they need in support. Right now anything but |
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guard duty is privatized. Get rid of the mercenaries and support contractors and I think costs will go down immediately.
The US Army used to be self-supporting, but anymore if a GI takes shit, a contractor hands them the toilet paper.
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