> I get the sentiment, but is he aware of how every other military capability is provided in the US? The problem of the military industrial complex isn’t limite

> I get the sentiment, but is he aware of how every other military capability is provided in the US? The problem of the military industrial complex isn’t limited to SpaceX, or even the executive branch—pork-barrel loving lawmakers helped create the conditions for SpaceX’s rivals to wallow in the trough The author and the Pentagon official see different problems here. The author sees the problem as privatization. The Pentagon official probably doesn't object to privatization, but rather the immense level of control of one individual in this particular case. Raytheon and US government, particularly military, interests are nearly perfectly aligned. Raytheon is not some rich guy's personal playground. SpaceX is not aligned with the Pentagon and is a rich guy's personal playground.