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[winterbadger]

a good take on the problem with plannig versus acquisition in the Pentagon

http://www.slate.com/id/2122010?nav=wp

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[kathygnome.livejournal.com]

I certainly agree with their points about budget buster weapons programs. And let's not forget that in addition to pentagon promotions, they also ease the way through that revolving door to a cushy post-"retirement" career in the defense industry.

It's amazing that the White House can say "no" to the military in terms of things like how many troops we'd need for the Iraqi occupation, but can't bring themselves to do so in terms of cutting budget busters.

On the winning two major wars, it seems to me that this was always realistic, but that was a military victory, not a full post-war political victory. The war part was great, it's the occupying the country and stealing their oil that's not going so well.