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Report Reveals $8.5 Trillion Missing From Pentagon Budget [View all] Archae Jun 2015 OP

: onecaliberal Jun 2015 #1

Announced Sept 10, 2001 billhicks76 Jun 2015 #72

You beat me to it Nictuku Jun 2015 #91

Only when it goes to the poor flobee1 Jun 2015 #129

We have seen many strange occurrences since the election theft of 2,000. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #130

Coincidence Theorists Should Be Relegated To The Speculation Section billhicks76 Jun 2015 #148

The attack also took out the DoD accounting department sofa king Jun 2015 #111

Were they hiding the evidence? Enthusiast Jun 2015 #128

First the Rethugs steal $2.3T in 2001 and now they abscond with $8T! harrose Jun 2015 #145

I lost $5 on a bus once. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2015 #2

!! BlueJazz Jun 2015 #13

Definately. Paka Jun 2015 #35

$2.3 trillion in 2001 per Rumsfeld. Insane and disgusting. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2015 #3

and then a day after he announced it... AnAzulTexas Jun 2015 #34

I know. I wonder what horrible thing will happen tomorrow. nt valerief Jun 2015 #40

There are no coincidences. Mnemosyne Jun 2015 #46

"There are no accidents in politics" davekriss Jun 2015 #62

Precisely. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2015 #89

this is true AnAzulTexas Jun 2015 #96

That's $8.5 trillion that could've gone into healthcare, education, jobs programs... AZ Progressive Jun 2015 #4

From 1984 awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #17

Orwell knew the future because he understood his present-day reality nikto Jun 2015 #60

Yep. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #61

Precisely. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #131

I need to read that book again but on the other hand, we're living it, I don't need to read about it corkhead Jun 2015 #99

I have read it 5 times awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #117

I have never read it LittleGirl Jun 2015 #123

When I first read it... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #142

Great quote! calimary Jun 2015 #116

What is really eye opening awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #118

Possibly the greatest heist in the history of the world AZ Progressive Jun 2015 #5

And ongoing for quite awhile too... nt Mnemosyne Jun 2015 #48

No one will care. Rafale Jun 2015 #6

I think that's possible partly because the numbers are so large, hard to get one's head around it davekriss Jun 2015 #64

Any questions? nt Earth_First Jun 2015 #7

This is why the DOD/Pentagon refuses being audited. stuffmatters Jun 2015 #8

Area 51.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #9

Oh don't go and beat up on my boy. At least he thinks outside of the box. YOHABLO Jun 2015 #32

"could it be that….. aliens?" hopemountain Jun 2015 #140

I wonder how much of that was Social Security money originally - TBF Jun 2015 #10

"..the Social Security $$$ that Jeb Bush would like you to have to wait until you're 70+ to have.." KansDem Jun 2015 #11

Exactly! ctsnowman Jun 2015 #110

I bet a lot of this went into the "Black" Budget. MicaelS Jun 2015 #12

Like funding wars they deny exist? Paka Jun 2015 #37

I agree 63splitwindow Jun 2015 #144

$8.5 Fucking Trillion! Unknown Beatle Jun 2015 #14

And people call me crazy when I say money isn't real. nt bemildred Jun 2015 #15

You're not crazy. I don't know why so many people LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #65

you are right.. sendero Jun 2015 #106

Well you have to realize we have this competition going on among the wealthy bemildred Jun 2015 #108

Archae Diclotican Jun 2015 #16

Tell them to live on what they can find of it until normal funding covers it. Thor_MN Jun 2015 #18

We need a chart of what $8.5 trillion could buy. thesquanderer Jun 2015 #19

Well, that's half of the U.S. GDP for 2015, so it could buy . . . half of everything. tclambert Jun 2015 #51

Thanks for putting in perspective. thesquanderer Jun 2015 #104

Best visual guide to understanding what sums like this relate to ... Nihil Jun 2015 #107

Holy shit motherfuckers. lonestarnot Jun 2015 #20

I'm betting we spent $8.5T on secret projects since 1996... jeff47 Jun 2015 #21

Even the few successful secret opps were counterproductive in the long term. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #133

Not necessarily ops. For example, the SR-71. jeff47 Jun 2015 #134

The current defense department budget is... Purrfessor Jun 2015 #22

or maybe.... smiley Jun 2015 #54

Why would you totally ignore the enormous military supplemental/emergency spending? valerief Jun 2015 #55

Yep! That's how Bush funded his wars, isn't it? arcane1 Jun 2015 #78

First, I accounted for the regular budget numbers Purrfessor Jun 2015 #82

Okay, thanks. I think post #103 offers clarification. nt valerief Jun 2015 #112

They say "lost" if it's been inadequately audited Recursion Jun 2015 #149

Stargate program... Oktober Jun 2015 #23

Close... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #66

Do you have an issue with MWR facilities? Oktober Jun 2015 #77

MWR = Money Wasted on Recreation. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #84

Maybe gruel and water at the chow halls too? Oktober Jun 2015 #85

Do you realize there is a difference between the troops and the brass? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #88

That isn't what your article was about or what I responded to... Oktober Jun 2015 #100

I mocked GOLF COURSES.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #119

You are against recreational facilities for the military? Oktober Jun 2015 #120

Oh sure, since I'm against maintaining 5 star golf courses all over the globe,... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #121

You tell me... Oktober Jun 2015 #124

IT IS when the money goes into 5 STAR GOLF COURSES.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #125

We don't think these luxuries are acceptable when civilians are barely scraping by. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #135

All jobs have varying levels of perks... Oktober Jun 2015 #143

No one expects the world will ever be perfect and equal. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #146

The backlash to golf courses always puzzled me Recursion Jun 2015 #150

Run of the mill military hate... Oktober Jun 2015 #151

That is from one of my favorite episodes.....classis SG1. yourout Jun 2015 #69

Right about the time where they were just in it for the laughs I think... Oktober Jun 2015 #76

What did you think would happen A Simple Game Jun 2015 #24

And just mention cutting a penny jamzrockz Jun 2015 #49

It appears our National Security is hurting our Nation. That kind of money could A Simple Game Jun 2015 #101

You embolden our enemies with that talk. Clearly you Hate America. arcane1 Jun 2015 #79

Because raise the retirement age. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #136

Do we still have a Justice Department, Attorney General... someone, anyone???? NotHardly Jun 2015 #25

Patriot Act . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #28

They are busy investigating FIFA jamzrockz Jun 2015 #47

Is that all? I see 'some' of us are going to live on Mars, too. That money has to go to something. freshwest Jun 2015 #26

All of it, to all of them . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #27

A few questions DirtyHippyBastard Jun 2015 #29

Thats how they fund the other side. WDIM Jun 2015 #30

the numbers are hard to believe. drray23 Jun 2015 #31

You are ignoring the enormous supplemental/emergency spending. nt valerief Jun 2015 #59

Something is definitel off there. LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #74

In answer to Valerief's reply, see post #82 above. Purrfessor Jun 2015 #87

The point is that it's the entire Pentagon budget which has never been audited since 1996 muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #103

is THIS the reason we can't stop our trains from flipping off the tracks like pancakes? MisterP Jun 2015 #33

I can't wrap my brain around lordsummerisle Jun 2015 #36

Look over here! Welfare cheats have refrigerators! nt valerief Jun 2015 #38

That's a lot... kjones Jun 2015 #39

Did they check Dick Cheney's house? OneCrazyDiamond Jun 2015 #41

How about the Carlyle Group? n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2015 #68

And Bush's house..... glinda Jun 2015 #92

That's the .01%ers' piggy bank. The WAR budget, that is. nt valerief Jun 2015 #42

Do we have any liberals left in Congress? IronLionZion Jun 2015 #43

a couple of trillion here, a couple of trillion there, pretty soon it runs into real money. olddad56 Jun 2015 #44

Yeah--you said what I would have said. panader0 Jun 2015 #50

I would guess there is another set sulphurdunn Jun 2015 #45

That would buy a lot of Social Security... blackspade Jun 2015 #52

Probably needed to order specialized spark plugs project_bluebook Jun 2015 #53

Is that all? nikto Jun 2015 #56

Meh.. it's just 8 trillion. darkangel218 Jun 2015 #57

A few ways to get an idea of what $8.5 trillion is AZ Progressive Jun 2015 #58

Rounding error. Nothing to see here, move along davekriss Jun 2015 #63

Well, That Made Me Chuckle ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #109

gee, it's only $8.5 trillion NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #67

And that's not counting the WASTE! TexasBushwhacker Jun 2015 #70

K&R. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #71

I'm shocked... malokvale77 Jun 2015 #73

Amazing This Gets No Attention colsohlibgal Jun 2015 #75

Yea, but once I saw someone buy meat with food stamps. nt tridim Jun 2015 #80

How much is our deficit again? jwirr Jun 2015 #81

The good news -- while the accounting system is s deficient, we still got a lot of lethal bombs, Hoyt Jun 2015 #83

One place I know of that the money went down a rat hole... Archae Jun 2015 #86

2 year old story Zorro Jun 2015 #90

What would the bullshit be? Peace Patriot Jun 2015 #95

Oooops ! n/t vkkv Jun 2015 #93

NO! Because they bought toilet seats with it! Nice expensive ones! PatrickforO Jun 2015 #94

I've been griping about this for years. MADem Jun 2015 #97

The only surprise to me is word of this was allowed to get out and that we are being told about it. corkhead Jun 2015 #98

Remember the missing pallet of millions, or was it billions, in cash that disappeared in Iraq . . . brush Jun 2015 #102

If anyone out there thinks anything will ever be done about this, I have a bridge to sell you... nt raccoon Jun 2015 #105

Come to thinkabout it jamzrockz Jun 2015 #113

This is from 2013; the figures is the whole Pentagon budget, which has never been audited muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #114

It's technically true. herding cats Jun 2015 #115

This is 18 months old muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #122

If I give you something, and you can't account for it, it's missing. n/t nichomachus Jun 2015 #126

Not really; we know they did spend some of it muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #137

Wherever the money went it certainly doesn't warrant an investigation. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #127

enough for everyone to go to college for free and pay off all mortgages... yurbud Jun 2015 #132

Imagine the screaming & hysteria from the Right.... Gumboot Jun 2015 #138

The records are WTC building 7 RoccoR5955 Jun 2015 #139

As stated above, it is enough to make you cry Scalded Nun Jun 2015 #141

Forget that. Some one bought steak with food stamps. rickford66 Jun 2015 #147