tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post4287368157081146621..comments2024-03-26T05:18:53.709-04:00Comments on Pen and Sword: Defense Budget: Good Money After BadJeff Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-35634062161177050302007-03-24T12:53:00.000-04:002007-03-24T12:53:00.000-04:00Okay, Max, thanks for the link.Okay, Max, thanks for the link.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-66989866796968216752007-03-24T10:01:00.000-04:002007-03-24T10:01:00.000-04:00Like minded analysis & commentary.http://groups.ya...Like minded analysis & commentary.<BR/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LWJF/<BR/><BR/>Kindly stop by for a visit.<BR/><BR/>MaXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-73907157173021501932007-03-23T11:19:00.000-04:002007-03-23T11:19:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link.Thanks for the link.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-45313819932177536132007-03-23T02:29:00.000-04:002007-03-23T02:29:00.000-04:00Our beloved USA has an insatiable appetite for war...Our beloved USA has an insatiable appetite for war.<BR/><BR/>http://www.knife-party.net/flash/barry.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-51409125284450099352007-03-22T14:02:00.000-04:002007-03-22T14:02:00.000-04:00In my own experience and cynical view, DoD has sel...In my own experience and cynical view, DoD has seldom delivered a dollar's worth of defense for each taxpayer dollar spent. More often the money's used on "programs" to get the fair-haired boys promoted or to ensure a retirement job w/ a favored contractor. Think it's safe to say that all services engage in this.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308567394308330867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-73583523966157008162007-03-22T13:11:00.000-04:002007-03-22T13:11:00.000-04:00Yes, Jeff, WAY MORE money.Yes, Jeff, WAY MORE money.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-7636213130737781512007-03-22T11:49:00.000-04:002007-03-22T11:49:00.000-04:00Remember what Rumsfeld said: Mr Rumsfeld vowed to ...Remember what Rumsfeld said: Mr Rumsfeld vowed to "get" the leaders of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, while admitting the campaign was a "complicated, long, difficult, messy, dirty job".<BR/><BR/>What we need is more and better-trained for asymmetrical-warfare troops, and the commitment to do it right.<BR/><BR/>However, politicians and military contractors make WAY MORE money selling whiz-bang weapons. Push-button war. Shock and awe. And so on and so forth.<BR/><BR/>Same as the corporate world: "Well, we've laid off as many people as we can, so the remainder will just have to take up the slack. Hey, they will, if they wanna stay employed! We just bought 'em all new computers (if only we could spare $1 to train them to use 'em!)"Jeff (no, the other one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030611459552848949noreply@blogger.com