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minus-squarePsychedSy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up42·edit-210 months agoThis is literally how the US budgets its defense spending. How many of x do we need to fight China and Russia at the same time at their front door. Edit: I should probably say equipment reserves (planes and shit) because there’s a lot of dark money shit in there.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·10 months ago“Dark money” I think is a hopeful euphemism for waste, graft, overcharging, etc.
minus-squarePsychedSy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoWhen the DoD fails every audit, it’s that shit.
minus-squareatetulo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoSomeone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I recall reading something like “only 39%” of the Pentagon’s defense budget can be accounted for.
This is literally how the US budgets its defense spending. How many of x do we need to fight China and Russia at the same time at their front door.
Edit: I should probably say equipment reserves (planes and shit) because there’s a lot of dark money shit in there.
“Dark money” I think is a hopeful euphemism for waste, graft, overcharging, etc.
When the DoD fails every audit, it’s that shit.
Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I recall reading something like “only 39%” of the Pentagon’s defense budget can be accounted for.