America Is Drowning in Pandemic Debt, but Congress Still Wants To Buy the Pentagon New Toys
If we can't trim the Pentagon's budget this year, will we ever?
If we can't trim the Pentagon's budget this year, will we ever?
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That includes 1,114 armored personnel carriers.
The horses used to belong to the Air Force, which makes only slightly more sense.
Empty displays of ritual militarism are always a waste of time, money, and goodwill, but especially during a pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic should certainly occasion more prudence at the Pentagon in strategy and spending alike.
Glenn Fine was abruptly removed from his post without explanation.
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The administration also plans to move $2.2 billion originally earmarked for purchasing vehicles, ships, and aircraft to cover wall construction costs.
Civilian deaths are also on the rise, and it's increasingly obvious that there is no clear strategy for the U.S. to "win" its longest military conflict.
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That horse has left the barn.
Despite the failure, Pentagon officials are spinning the audit as a step in the right direction.
The mishandling of the Syrian withdrawal appears to have created less stability in Syria and considerably weakened Trump's ability to dictate foreign policy—a situation where actually bringing the troops home now seems even more farfetched.
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State-level licensing laws can make it nearly impossible for workers to move from place to place, and that's a particular problem for military spouses. This bipartisan proposal could be a step towards fixing it.
There is no military solution to be had. It's time to simply come home.
Chalk it up to use-it-or-lose-it spending.
Though a "U.S.A." chant didn't really seem to catch on.
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Defense budgeting should be a strategy debate, not a rubber stamp for higher spending
According to Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan, no one expected it to pass anyway.
Both casualties and expenses are rising.
There will be no military parade today. There shouldn't be one any other day, either.
If the Navy wants people to trust that it's taking steps to be better, less transparency isn't going to help.
Is another bureaucracy really going to solve the problem?
Trump says it's D.C. politicians' fault his military parade got postponed. But at least now we can afford more jet fighters!
Which is actually not too bad by Pentagon standards.
"It was not very hard" to get the spending bill through Congress, Trump said. And he's definitely right about that.
The Pentagon can't create an entirely new branch of the military on its own. But it's moving forward where it can.
The Senate asks the Pentagon's F-35 program to explain its sizable discrepancy in savings estimates.
Amash was one of just three House Republicans to vote against the spending bill.
Pentagon officials are dragging their feet as they begin planning the military parade ordered by President Trump.
Democrats will oppose anything Trump wants, unless it's more money for the Pentagon.
A lot of people are dying in unauthorized wars.
For any transgender person attempt to enlist, though, it's a new version of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Because national defense is our government's top priority, Pentagon spending demands close scrutiny
Meanwhile, Trump and congressional Republicans want to remove spending caps for the Defense Department.
The Pentagon must give the ACLU an opportunity to contest any proposed transfer before it happens.
Pentagon argues it does not need to provide a legal basis for deciding to transfer the unidentified detainee.
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