Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
Bang for its buck? Like JSF, v22, litoral waters corvette/nextgen destroyer? Not only has military spending been way ramped up over the last 10 years for two wars, but there is huge waste and lack of accountability within defense spending. Defense contractors and manufacturers know they can screw the government when the government "needs" them...
That's true, but that occurs at the highest levels of corruption (congress and their industry patrons). Senior military leaders may be asleep at the switch, but that's a natural consequence of rotating the boss every three years on a 30-year procurement project.
As far as rank-and-file military...the taxpayers already get way more than their money's worth. Anybody with significant active duty experience or desert-time can tell you that.
The high-level waste fraud and abuse is a natural consequence of our political system, has nothing to do with the folks at the pointy end...don't confuse the two. That would would unjust.