build it with no intention of using it? taking it directly from the assembly line to the scrap heap? we're building tanks the military says they dont want or need to satisfy contracts that are 15 years old at the tune of tends of billions of dollars a year. its a subsidy, plain and simple. so YOU are the wrong one here.
Well, the problem with that is, the military probably doesn't really know what our leaders are planning. I don't think they tell them everything, and I think anyone on this board that's been in the military will tell you, information is on a "need to know basis", and right now, you don't need to know. I can see the writing on the wall, can't you?!?! We're poking our nose into Syria, and Egypt...and who knows where else. I see what you're saying about fulfilling contractual agreements, but still, we need to replace what's been used. Some things can't be reused. Bombs and bullets are a one time use item. I doubt they're willing to, although I can't say for sure...but I don't see our military risking life, just to worry about picking up empty magazines....we go through A LOT of those. And again, I don't really think the allotment of cash for tanks and planes, is nearly as big a chunk of that money, as they're telling us. I firmly believe they're getting all of this shit together for the end game...we are far from done with war, and it's only going to expand, and get bigger, and the players coming to the party, won't be using old surplus Russian AK's, and T34's. You are seeing things to black and white here...you can't just look at RIGHT NOW, and you can't just look at a dollar figure given to you by our government, and trust that it's accurate. Look at it like this, for years, YEARS no one knew about the SR71 Blackbird. It cost a fortune to develop, and deploy...most of it is still classified, by today's standards, the cash they spent on it, was a drop in the bucket, but back then, a dollar was worth a dollar, not a quarter. I'm not saying cuts aren't acceptable, but WHERE the cuts come from, is important, and it's not like they're going to say, "well, we're going to cut the military budget in half, lets give tax breaks to EVERYONE!". I would hope they would use it to repair the infrastructure...we have bridges in this country I wouldn't feel safe walking across, let alone driving a truck over. Or use it for unemployment benefits, or more importantly, reduce unemployment. But I would rather see them use it for tanks and planes, then as a hand out to people that have no desire to work, and leech on the system...and I truly believe there are more leeches, then most people believe, or want to believe.
