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Feral Finster's avatar

Military as sacred cow, bloated budgets for things the country doesn't need, unending bitch fights over cultural issues primarily intended to score points at the expense of the other team, the list goes on.

Sounds like a third world country. But a third world country with nukes and a hyperbelligerent foreign policy.

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Tremendous stuff, this. Without a root-and-branch reform beginning with some coherent understanding of what constitutes the legitimate security needs of the United States this rudderless and bloated military along with the n-many jackals feasting thereupon will continue to drift aimlessly until a crisis forces a concentration of minds. Don't be too terribly surprised if the crisis in question turns out to be domestic ...

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