tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post8879390860229795478..comments2024-03-18T01:39:48.526-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: Paths of Glory TwoTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-58147821267808077412017-03-28T09:22:14.372-04:002017-03-28T09:22:14.372-04:00There is a lot of money wasted in defense, althoug...There is a lot of money wasted in defense, although I support the concept that the best way to stay out a war is to be prepared for one. I get R&D is expensive, but Eisenhower's warning comes to mind. We need to give support for those long term assets we can not fire up in a moment's notice and make sure we avoid expensive long term wars. <br /><br />And Wayne's speech was not hyper patriotic (the movie was also rather scathing to the "career" types who put their own interests ahead of their men), rather, it was about saluting enlisted men of our country who actually fight wars. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-29932635761948983852017-03-27T21:58:30.211-04:002017-03-27T21:58:30.211-04:00I'd say the waste is mostly on the welfare sid...I'd say the waste is mostly on the welfare side.<br /><br />Waste in defense? Of course, but fraud and duplication of effort (not to mention duplicity) are hallmarks of the Welfare Industrial complex.<br /><br />Defense spending is about a sixth of the federal budget while "programs" and entitlements are about 5/8.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-60867367999780926182017-03-27T21:35:59.233-04:002017-03-27T21:35:59.233-04:00The serious dollars spent and wasted are on defens...The serious dollars spent and wasted are on defense. Being honest is paramount if you want an intellectually honest conversation. I detest the SJW horseshit and the waste and fraud in those programs, and I support a strong defense. But, if you can't admit there is huge amounts of waste and fraud in defense then any discussion is a waste of time. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-84309797361458830862017-03-27T17:24:08.225-04:002017-03-27T17:24:08.225-04:00ricpic said...
This kind of hyper-patriotism lets...ricpic said...<br /><br /><i>This kind of hyper-patriotism lets the Generals and Admirals get away with stealing billions...or is it trillions?</i><br /><br />Hardly hyper-patriotism, and it's Congress that spends the money. You can just as easily (in fact, much more so) invoke the schmaltz and violins of the SJW that keeps the Welfare-Industrial Complex going.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-39118188989126851292017-03-27T17:21:13.133-04:002017-03-27T17:21:13.133-04:00"Fight over cards or rotgut whiskey, but shar..."Fight over cards or rotgut whiskey, but share the last drop in their canteens."<br /><br />Lefties could never understand that, unless it was in Cause of Glorious World Socialist Revolution.<br /><br />Idiot reporter: "Mr Ford, was it really that way?".<br /><br />John Ford (veteran of Midway and the OSS): "If it wasn't, it should have been".<br /><br />edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-69340891462447310252017-03-27T17:07:57.282-04:002017-03-27T17:07:57.282-04:00This kind of hyper-patriotism lets the Generals an...This kind of hyper-patriotism lets the Generals and Admirals get away with stealing billions...or is it trillions?ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.com