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Bluetus

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24. Normally the M-I-C loves periodic wars to burn off stuff that has to be replaced

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:09 AM

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But there is an art to these war-for-profit games. Yes, you want to burn off the supply of missiles and other consumables so that Congress will appropriaite more money. And you want to identify INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS that will be "absolutely necessary to maintain readiness". The incremental thing is really important because you want Congress to approve hundreds of billions for these "absolutely necessary" improvements, but you donlt really want to engineer very much.

What Trump and the drunken Secretary did here was exactly the opposite. They burned off 5-10 years' supply, but they did it by matching our multi-million dollar ordnance gainst $20,000 drones. If Congress has any brain cells and integrity, they will be challenging EVERYTHING the Pentagon asks for. And that is the last thing the M-I-C wanted to see. Every word that Eisenhower spoke in his Farewell Address is true and 66 years later, we see how this has led to our hollowed-out middle class.

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Now I get it. It's still total BS. [View all] senseandsensibility Sunday OP

His Statement Is Self-Indicting ProfessorGAC Sunday #1

This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Sunday #16

We also received damage to our bases IbogaProject Sunday #17

He and his mobster buddies believe they need to be unnecessarily cruel haele Sunday #2

True. Here's Michael Ledeen Grins 16 hrs ago #34

We are not getting back to where we were. Not even close. RockRaven Sunday #3

I would argue the opposite genxlib Sunday #4

The only fool that starts a war he doesn't need and can't Colgate 64 Sunday #5

The alienation of former allies to help Putin lose his war-crimes. Justice matters. Sunday #8

Trumped-Up enthusiasts are dangerously stupid. czarjak Sunday #6

How incredibly stupid and incompetent odins folly Sunday #7

"USA is NOT the most powerful nation in the world anymore" Martin Eden Sunday #11

Yes! odins folly Sunday #14

Not to mention lonely bird 19 hrs ago #28

I suppopse most of our adversaries already knew our military was 60 years out of date Bluetus Sunday #22

Entrenched interests of the military industrial complex Martin Eden Sunday #23

Normally the M-I-C loves periodic wars to burn off stuff that has to be replaced Bluetus Yesterday #24

To achieve the goal without the threat of force is a big plus on my book. Martin Eden Sunday #9

The JCPOA was NOT just Obama and Iran. House of Roberts Sunday #10

There is NO WAY #rump will get as good a deal as the one he ripped up William Seger Sunday #12

This whole administration is one giant clusterfuck Galraedia Sunday #13

Hegseth Is OBSESSED WITH "War," "Warriors," "Force,"......." ColoringFool Sunday #15

This is still the best commentary I've seen regarding Iran: Totally Tunsie Sunday #18

Iran says: OK, America, learnt your lesson? Aussie105 Sunday #19

War Crimes vapor2 Sunday #20

The U.S. will never get back to 2015 where we respected each other dave99 Sunday #21

What Hegseth meant was, the first agreement was made by the Obama administration and the international community ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #25

Kept Epstein out of the news for a good while. usonian Yesterday #26

"I'm glad that very few are buying it." OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #27

13 U.S. service members were killed for what? Emile 19 hrs ago #29

Also, it is NOT a deal yet, at best it is an MOU to make a nuclear deal karynnj 19 hrs ago #30

$260 billion spent over 4 months to achieve... the status quo Torchlight 19 hrs ago #31

Hegseth is a drunken freak-show poser Blue Owl 18 hrs ago #32

Not to mention we burned through half of our Tomahawk missile inventory SpankMe 17 hrs ago #33