tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905181885778117365.post1626587652438728088..comments2023-09-30T09:41:52.224-07:00Comments on The Well Spoken Negro's Salon: Representatives Frank and Paul Tell the Truth About Spending, Yet Will Their Colleagues Listen?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905181885778117365.post-77766237719703348862010-07-11T17:24:11.260-07:002010-07-11T17:24:11.260-07:00WOW! Michael Sisco nailed it!
Profit is not ma...WOW! Michael Sisco nailed it! <br /><br />Profit is not maximized by resolution, but ongoing conflict which fluctuates, but actually trends toward escalation over a period of years. <br /><br />Watch Afghanistan become the next annuity to corporate defense contractors. Another annuity we'll be paying for over the next 15 years.<br /><br />I'm just sayin'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905181885778117365.post-25091964046380654402010-07-06T20:03:30.391-07:002010-07-06T20:03:30.391-07:00Dude, I agree with you. I remember that the milit...Dude, I agree with you. I remember that the military post in my hometown used to have the soldiers doing most of the post maintenance, and the post was pretty friggin immaculate, and the costs were not outrageous. Now all of that work is done by contractors, and the post is not up to the level that i remember.hscfreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248588351369527519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905181885778117365.post-78646605384762831512010-07-06T18:24:17.829-07:002010-07-06T18:24:17.829-07:00The problem is, as I see it, that war is no longer...The problem is, as I see it, that war is no longer the province of the military ... it's the province of Haliburton and all the other vulturesque contractors that pledge -- and fail -- to do work the military has done pretty well throughout history. I guarantee that if we gave the Navy CeeBees (Construction Battalion) $600 mil or so, we would have had a brand spankin' new Iraq and a good start on Afghanistan ... just saying ...Micheal Sisconoreply@blogger.com