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Additionally, it kills me to see the Pentagon whining about not having enough money. They have more money than the next several militaries combined, and every
by refenestrator 6y ago
Additionally, it kills me to see the Pentagon whining about not having enough money.
They have more money than the next several militaries combined, and every weapons program for 20 years has been a gigantic cluster-fuck. They got a blank check for the littoral combat vessel, the F-35 and these new ford-class carriers. If that stuff is worthless within 1,000 miles of China because it turns out missiles are a thing, that's on the Pentagon and they should own up to it.
- remarkEon 6y agoIt really has almost nothing to do with money, friend. It's about the direction the elite class and folks in government give to the military. Some people in the Pentagon will whine about money, I'll give you that, but the people that are whining about money are not serious about preparing for the next war. Those who are, are busy in the basement working with some engineers on trying to figure out what new technology beats what.
- refenestrator 6y agoMilitary people with stars on their shoulders are part of the elite class and they're definitionally 'folks in government'.
- remarkEon 6y agoSure. Not clear what point you're making. What I'm saying is that getting hyper-concerned about money will constrain your ability to prepare for war.
- refenestrator 6y agoI'm disagreeing with that precise point, thank you for stating it so clearly :) Hopefully no war happens of course, but being effective with resources is actually super important. If it turns out we've dumped 25 years of spending on hardware that makes no sense, and executed inefficiently on top of that... it's not good. That's a ton of wasted opportunity cost whatever your commitment level.
- remarkEon 6y agoI think we're saying the same and different things at once? Perhaps we should give the folks in the basement a bit more influence in the goings on round here in defense spending.