Long rant... school budget cuts.

[Blue Apple Herps]

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.

I don't think anyone is suggesting sacrificing the safety of our soldiers or not doing research and testing. But the Military Industrial Complex lobby is huge and powerful. I think there's a real problem when they're pushing projects and spending that even the military doesn't want! Not to mention we spend more on our military than the rest of the world combined. If you want to be honest about it, there is a lot of money wasted on the military that could be better spent.

Does the military spend allot...yes they do...but unless you want someone on our shores...we better remain cutting edge.

Sorry, but this is just plain silly hyperbole! Who is threatening to invade America? Do you think if we cut our military budget 15% that all of a sudden we'd be invaded? Nonsense! The military is no different than the rest of our government, there's a lot of pork being spent on silly projects.