Let's take the long view of all of this....it is one huge employment scheme, pumps money into the industrial base, offers much, achieves little, and in the end is very much to do about nothing.
Eisenhower, who ya'll worked for during the Big One, warned the American People about our own Military/Industrial Complex all those many years ago.
Did ya'll quit listening to him upon Victory in Europe being announced?
Seriously speaking....is this whole thing more along the lines of being one very expensive "Keeping Up Appearances" episode?