Really so this isn't offensive to anyone.....and I should go ....oh yea my hubby he does that.
Quote - "If educating children in your own country was as important as being able to blow up children in other countries"
No that should not be offensive at all.
I suppose the military should tell all of the companies that make this over inflated priced stuff that assists in trying to keep our soldiers safe to give them a discount???? Really ....so now the government should step in and mandate prices of other companies. Listen...raytheon and the other companies are not in it for the good of the US. They are in this to make money....and yes..they have competitors. You have NO IDEA what goes into making some of the equipment that the military buys and the endless testing that it has to go through. And just how much that testing costs. Why does the tests cost so much....because it takes so many analysts...and test engineers and etc. to make sure that the millions that the government is going to put into this piece of equipment will actually be worth it.
Are you suggesting they cut corners on testing and spending money that can diffuse an IED that will potentially save a soldiers life. Or better yet...maybe they should just scrap a system that will funnel all of the intel into one place so that it is shared by all agencies instead of having to go to 18 different places to get it. Better yet lets not come up with anything that will stop a nuclear warhead from hitting us when the crazies like Korea shoot them off.
UGh!!
Does the military spend allot...yes they do...but unless you want someone on our shores...we better remain cutting edge. Not to mention many enlisted are still severly underpaid. Would you go to Iraq and risk your life and leave your family for 15 months for 30K? Yea...I probably know the answer to that. So unless you really know what you are talking about and you have experience with what this money is really spent on ....and not just pulling something out of your butt.....I suggest you do your research.
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