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Pentagon Told to Save Billions for Use in War
By THOM SHANKER
Published: June 3, 2010
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has ordered the military and the Pentagon’s civilian bureaucracy to find tens of billions of dollars in annual savings to pay for war-fighting operations, senior officials said Thursday.
By THOM SHANKER
Published: June 3, 2010
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has ordered the military and the Pentagon’s civilian bureaucracy to find tens of billions of dollars in annual savings to pay for war-fighting operations, senior officials said Thursday.
While I hate the waste and abuse of contractors for the Defense Dept, I for one am glad that we are willing to spend enough for the men and women who serve our country.
What is worst is when we send them off to war without proper equipment and they die because someone doesn't want to spend money for a bullet proof jacket or armor on a Humvee.
So lets hope that in trying to control costs for 2 wars, those we send to the battlefields won't find they don't have the equipment they need, while Gates has the bureaucrats in Washington looking for ways to save billions from the Defense Budget.
Edited, Jun 3rd 2010 9:42pm by ElneClare