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02-04-2012, 05:45 AM
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Actually it is unprecedented (I misspoke, let me reiterate). This is one of the first times in history, that we've attempted to maintain several wars at once, maintain R&D, and maintain a normal economy all at the same time. In most war times the civilian economy resources were re-allocated to the war effort (rationed, factories converted, etc). The only other major superpower to attempt to keep a massive military and maintain a civil economy was the USSR, and it lead to their collapse.
There's a reason it's called guns vs butter. A country can either go full-on one or the other, but not both full-on at the same time (and even then, a military buildup is only sustainable for so long). You can't burn the candle at both ends like that, especially during a global economic recession. It's time to pull back and start rebuilding the domestic economy and gutted social programs As for the F-22, it's not really that hot anymore, compared to the F-35, that's where the future really was the whole time. The F-22 had major design flaws (in the rain it looses it's stealth capabilities). The F-35 has more to offer at a cheaper price. The F-22 was a nice attempt, but it missed the mark. But I stand by my statement - If you're looking for the biggest source of waste, fraud, and abuse in the US government, it is the Pentagon and defense contractors, and the government really needs to crack down. http://gflorencescott.wordpress.com/...tion-continue/ http://www.corbettreport.com/pentago...ing-trillions/
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