Military Spending

STANV

Jul 24, 2021 at 11:28am

Some of us believed the end of the Soviet Union would bring about a "Peace Dividend". That is, that we would stop throwing so much money at the Pentagon.

How naive we were.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/23/senate-democrats-boost-pentagon-spending-500705

Morganna

Jul 24, 2021 at 4:03pm

STANV said:
Some of us believed the end of the Soviet Union would bring about a "Peace Dividend". That is, that we would stop throwing so much money at the Pentagon.
How naive we were.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/23/senate-democrats-boost-pentagon-spending-500705

My immediate thought before opening the link was that a President Warren would have put up a fight to block it, and of course the first line of the article refers to her vote against it.

It does state the Senate disregarded Biden's position but I can't help feeling Warren would have done more.

jimmurphy

Jul 24, 2021 at 7:36pm

Perfect setup for the military-industrial complex.

Dems can’t be seen as weak, so they just follow along with the Republicans. Plus pork for the home district.

terp said:
This thing has taken on a life of it's own. It doesn't matter what party is in charge. It's on cruise control. I don't think the Pentagon even knows where the $$ goes.

Agreed except for the last sentence. We deserve better.

terp

Jul 26, 2021 at 10:59pm

jimmurphy said:

terp said:
This thing has taken on a life of it's own. It doesn't matter what party is in charge. It's on cruise control. I don't think the Pentagon even knows where the $$ goes.

Agreed except for the last sentence. We deserve better.

No. Seriously.

The Defense Department has conducted three internal audits in recent years, and while military officials say they’ve made substantial progress, the Pentagon has failed all three