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Rhiannon12866

(258,152 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2026, 07:31 PM Apr 21

Pentagon spending 'more than every defense budget of every country combined' - now they want more - MS NOW Reports

The Pentagon is asking for the largest increase in defense spending in the U.S. year-over-year since World War II. Also, Vice President JD Vance's departure for Iran peace talks has been delayed as he attends meetings at the White House. MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde and Editor of The Insider Michael Weiss join Chris Jansing with more details. - Aired on 04/21/2026.

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Pentagon spending 'more than every defense budget of every country combined' - now they want more - MS NOW Reports (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Apr 21 OP

This needs to be hung around the necks of the party of "small government" for all fucking eternity. These people love Karasu Apr 21 #1

Total Irresponsibility. Our Defense budget must be cut. delisen Apr 21 #2

Military procurement's often a boondoggle for the Military Industrial Complex. magicarpet Apr 21 #3

Wow! Thanks so much for posting! Rhiannon12866 Apr 21 #4

Karasu

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1. This needs to be hung around the necks of the party of "small government" for all fucking eternity. These people love

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 07:36 PM

Apr 21

fascism far more than they ever pretended to care about their “fiscal responsibility” bullshit.

delisen

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2. Total Irresponsibility. Our Defense budget must be cut.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 07:57 PM

Apr 21

We especially do not need a massive defense budget since NATO countries are building their own defense to protect their democracies.

magicarpet

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3. Military procurement's often a boondoggle for the Military Industrial Complex.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 09:08 PM

Apr 21

...need. These big expensive weapons system have become a boondoggle for the Military Industrial Establishment.

Huge aircraft carriers have become obsolete. They are sitting ducks in the theater of war. Hyper super sonic missiles, that can not be tracked with current radar systems, can disable an aircraft carrier in a few minutes so it becomes useless.

A $13 billion dollars a pop. We might be better to focus on building our arsenals with hyper sonic unmanned missiles and hyper sonic unmanned drones.

The last aircraft carrier built, the Gerald Ford had massive cost over runs. Had toilets that would not work with 6,000 navy personnel on board. Had high-tech equipment installed that had not been lab/field tested and often broke down. At thirteen billion dollars a pop and more aircraft carriers coming. Maybe we should change course. Stop the monster military procurement with their horrendous costs. Focusing instead on much cheaper super sonic missiles and super sonic drones.

A video explaining the fiasco of the aircraft carrier the Gerald R. Ford...

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Rhiannon12866

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4. Wow! Thanks so much for posting!

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 10:02 PM

Apr 21

My Dad served as radio operator on the U.S.S. Ranger in the early '50s - he sure had a lot of stories.

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