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Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts) Thu Jun 27, 2013, 03:13 PM Jun 2013

The Pentagon just wasted $7 billion tax dollars. Ho-hum. [View all]

US Army to Scrap $7 Billion in Equipment in Afghanistan

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/06/20/193978665/u-s-army-to-scrap-7-billion-in-equipment-in-afghanistan

That would have bought a lot of food stamps or medical care or infrastructure improvements. I understand that Republicans are total hypocrites when it comes to all their deficit talk, but have any Democrats spoken out about this boondoggle?

I'm starting to think that damn near everything in this country is a fucking racket.

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The Pentagon just wasted $7 billion tax dollars. Ho-hum. [View all] Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 OP

What is the scrap value? MrSlayer Jun 2013 #1

They are scrapping about 2000 MRAP trucks. nt hack89 Jun 2013 #5

Another Glorious Victory! Maybe they can build a monument to the cannon fodder with it. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #2

7 Billion? progressoid Jun 2013 #3

"near everything in this country is a fucking racket" = indeed. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #4

Costs more then it is worth to fly it out of the country Lurks Often Jun 2013 #6

That's our future over there, being flushed Hydra Jun 2013 #7

this is what its about..profit and waste..and the surge really worked didn't it? xiamiam Jun 2013 #12

7b here, 7b there.. frylock Jun 2013 #8

We do this after every war nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #9

the soviets left piles of vehicles...and piles of corpses, we are doing the same nt msongs Jun 2013 #10

Pardon me for a moment Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #11

'Merica bigwillq Jun 2013 #13

Let's try to remember this the next time the Pentagon budget comes up. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #14

It's Monopoly money to them. lpbk2713 Jun 2013 #15