DOD Procurement Runs Amok Again!
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DOD Procurement Runs Amok Again!
General Eisenhower (by that time....President Eisenhower), commander of Allied and British Troops during WWII, warned of the dangers of the Military-Industrial Complex.
Over the years we have seen many examples of runaway weapon system procurements.....botched designs....failed certification processes....and the like.
We recently saw the demise of the Armored Amphibious Assault Hydroplane vehicle after Billions of Dollars invested by the US Navy and one of its Corps....the Marine Corps.
But I fear this latest effort at Combined Arms Joint Warfare may prove yet to be another wasted effort.
Over the years we have seen many examples of runaway weapon system procurements.....botched designs....failed certification processes....and the like.
We recently saw the demise of the Armored Amphibious Assault Hydroplane vehicle after Billions of Dollars invested by the US Navy and one of its Corps....the Marine Corps.
But I fear this latest effort at Combined Arms Joint Warfare may prove yet to be another wasted effort.
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General Eisenhower (by that time....President Eisenhower), commander of Allied and British Troops during WWII, warned of the dangers of the Military-Industrial Complex.
In his next sentences he then referred to how absolutely essential the MIC was for the nation's security, and that it was a "necessary evil" that had to exist in order that freedom could continue to exist.
Of course, no one is interested in the true text of his speech when the edited and changed version fits their political purposes more conveniently.
This distortion also allows people to blame only the MIC when it is the politicians in the government that have abdicated their constitutional responsibility in return for "favors" from the MIC.
