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9 years ago @ DoD Buzz - Defense Hawks Slam Oba... · 1 reply · +11 points

McCain/Thornberry: “Never before has an American president used the bill that provides pay and support to our troops and their families as political leverage for his domestic agenda.”
But this was NOT an appropriations bill, providing pay and support. It was an authorization bill. Authorizing legislation sets policies and funding limits for agencies/programs. Appropriations legislation is what a department or agency needs before it can cut a check or sign a contract.
Presumably the Congress authorized enough funds to pay the troops but also authorized over-budget war funds, so the president has said he would veto the whole authorization. The solution is simple -- take out the OCO war funds. We've had enough war for awhile. Americans agree on that, Congressmen. You can whine (Thornberry) and scowl (McCain) all you want , then do your duty.

9 years ago @ Defense Tech - Report: Russian-made B... · 0 replies · 0 points

The Dutch Safety Board report concludes that an older model Buk missile apparently shot down Malaysia Airline Flight 17 on July 17, 2014, but doesn’t say who possessed the missile and who fired it.

9 years ago @ Defense Tech - Report: Russian-made B... · 0 replies · -1 points

The Dutch Safety Board report concludes that an older model Buk missile apparently shot down Malaysia Airline Flight 17 on July 17, 2014, but doesn’t say who possessed the missile and who fired it.

9 years ago @ Defense Tech - Report: Russian-made B... · 1 reply · +1 points

No determination has been done on launch site.

9 years ago @ DoD Buzz - Kendall Touts Acquisit... · 0 replies · +1 points

What is the basis for your $10B claim?

9 years ago @ DoD Buzz - Kendall Touts Acquisit... · 4 replies · +1 points

We can't actually see Kendall's document so we have to rely on "Kendall said" such as "Cost growth on our major programs is generally at or better than historical levels, but outliers remain a problem.” --Sure.

9 years ago @ DoD Buzz - Petraeus Suggests U.S.... · 0 replies · +2 points

Another thing "special commandos" did was to issue totally corrupt no-bid sole-source non-competitive contracts for $57 million to a six-person freight forwarding firm in Virginia, Purple Shovel LLC, for training and arms, all of which was faulty. Is that what makes "special commandos" special?

9 years ago @ DoD Buzz - Russia Deploys Fighter... · 0 replies · +11 points

"Russia reportedly deployed fighter jets to war-torn Syria to help support the regime of President Bashar al-Assad." Oh, it's a "regime" so it shouldn't be supported? This multi-denominational Syria government ought to be replaced with Islamic radicals who would eliminate all other denominations, including Christians? The four years of US support of Islamic radicals in Syria (as in other countries) has been a disaster, and Russia's involvement is welcome to regain some stability. The fact that Obama says it is a big mistake speaks well for it.

9 years ago @ DoD Buzz - General Warns Budget W... · 1 reply · +6 points

It did not achieve IOC, it was awarded IOC by the Marines as a publicity stunt. The other two services and the chief tester did not agree to it.

9 years ago @ DoD Buzz - General Warns Budget W... · 1 reply · +5 points

These faulty prototypes won't replace anything, but I don't think that cancellation is the answer.

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