Comments on: What U.S. War Spending Tells Us http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/08/what-us-war-spending-tells-us/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mande Wilkes http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/08/what-us-war-spending-tells-us/comment-page-1/#comment-56860 Mande Wilkes Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:28:51 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22843#comment-56860 "Cyrusfx" - In fact, I didn't forget to mention that it's not normal to have this many contractors. I quoted the AP, which called the contractor presence "unprecedented." Reading is fundamental. -Mande “Cyrusfx” -

In fact, I didn’t forget to mention that it’s not normal to have this many contractors. I quoted the AP, which called the contractor presence “unprecedented.”

Reading is fundamental.

-Mande

]]> By: cyrusfx http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/08/what-us-war-spending-tells-us/comment-page-1/#comment-56845 cyrusfx Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:08:15 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22843#comment-56845 ohh, I get it. it took me about a minute of perusing other articles to realize you're just another rightwing groupthinker, and this is your propoganda spout. therefore, you most likely _do_ already know the reason why we've wasted enough money on military contractors to cloth & feed every human being on earth, you'd just rather not admit it to yourself and pretend it has something to do with "big government..." have fun continuing to live in your version of reality, it will assure that your type are never elected to the federal government again. ohh, I get it.

it took me about a minute of perusing other articles to realize you’re just another rightwing groupthinker, and this is your propoganda spout.

therefore, you most likely _do_ already know the reason why we’ve wasted enough money on military contractors to cloth & feed every human being on earth, you’d just rather not admit it to yourself and pretend it has something to do with “big government…”

have fun continuing to live in your version of reality, it will assure that your type are never elected to the federal government again.

]]> By: cyrusfx http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/08/what-us-war-spending-tells-us/comment-page-1/#comment-56841 cyrusfx Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:59:27 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22843#comment-56841 You forgot to mention that its not normal to have this many military contractors, it never has been, and that the only reason we do so now is because Dick Cheney (ex CEO of Halliburton) was just our VP. The idea to ramp up contractors in the military was 100% his, and not the general opinion of the goverment. You really need to do more research before you write. You forgot to mention that its not normal to have this many military contractors, it never has been, and that the only reason we do so now is because Dick Cheney (ex CEO of Halliburton) was just our VP.

The idea to ramp up contractors in the military was 100% his, and not the general opinion of the goverment. You really need to do more research before you write.

]]> By: Gillon http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/08/what-us-war-spending-tells-us/comment-page-1/#comment-56799 Gillon Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:47:57 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22843#comment-56799 Looking at the title of this piece, I thought that we might be treated to some insight into how and why as a result of huge military expenditures, the private sector has been able to enrich itself so hugely at the government's expense. I was hoping that there might be some comments on "the poor management, weak oversight, and failure to learn from past mistakes." Perhaps even some decrying of no-bid contracts, outright fraud, tremendous waste--maybe even some criticism of how ex-VP Dick Cheney's former firm of Haliburton and their like were able to make such a killing at the public trough. But instead all we get is your astonishment and fear that because of Iraq and Afghanistan, there is less "differentiation" between government and the private sector. Wow, all this time I was led to believe that terrorism was the major danger that we should be on our guard against. Now because of this insightful piece, I see a new danger lurking out there--the fact that our government and private business might actually be working too closely together to defend our nation and defeat our enemies--the much-to-be-feared "smudged differentiation." But hey, not to worry, we learn in your last line that "gov't. cannot sustain itself, it needs the private sector." Wow. what an eye-opener, what a news flash, what richness of thought you provide us with. Looking at the title of this piece, I thought that we might be treated to some insight into how and why as a result of huge military expenditures, the private sector has been able to enrich itself so hugely at the government’s expense. I was hoping that there might be some comments on “the poor management, weak oversight, and failure to learn from past mistakes.” Perhaps even some decrying of no-bid contracts, outright fraud, tremendous waste–maybe even some criticism of how ex-VP Dick Cheney’s former firm of Haliburton and their like were able to make such a killing at the public trough. But instead all we get is your astonishment and fear that because of Iraq and Afghanistan, there is less “differentiation” between government and the private sector. Wow, all this time I was led to believe that terrorism was the major danger that we should be on our guard against. Now because of this insightful piece, I see a new danger lurking out there–the fact that our government and private business might actually be working too closely together to defend our nation and defeat our enemies–the much-to-be-feared “smudged differentiation.” But hey, not to worry, we learn in your last line that “gov’t. cannot sustain itself, it needs the private sector.” Wow. what an eye-opener, what a news flash, what richness of thought you provide us with.

]]> By: tricklovethekids http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/08/what-us-war-spending-tells-us/comment-page-1/#comment-56798 tricklovethekids Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:36:53 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=22843#comment-56798 This is essentially why wars are started, shady ass central banks are probably the culprits, the governments just have the military that needs private sector to produce goods for them. This is essentially why wars are started, shady ass central banks are probably the culprits, the governments just have the military that needs private sector to produce goods for them.

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