Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
It's a very well-written post, mh, and I promise I read the whole thing, but it seems to boil down to "You ask some good questions, but stop asking them". Where should they be asked, if not here? The thing about modernity is that all things are measurable. Even up to and including the value of the lives of those who are Defending Democracy (ask me privately how I know about that, if you're so inclined). The simple fact of the matter is that all of this Awesome Kit (if it even is Awesome) costs a whole hell of a lot of money. That's not a crazy thing to talk about for a nation that is in debt up to its eyeballs. IMHO, etc etc.
And I don't mean to start a pursefight, here. Your tone was no more comabtive than mine, probably less. But may I suggest with open hands that those who USE the weaponry may have a stake in how it's funded, every bit as much as some scumbag, unrealistic hippie might have a stake in hating the weaponry? We ALL pay for it. We ALL should talk about it. Discussing our Nation's Defense Procurement System is not, itself, Treason. Well, unless you ask Donald Rumsfeld.
And I don't mean to start a pursefight, here. Your tone was no more comabtive than mine, probably less. But may I suggest with open hands that those who USE the weaponry may have a stake in how it's funded, every bit as much as some scumbag, unrealistic hippie might have a stake in hating the weaponry? We ALL pay for it. We ALL should talk about it. Discussing our Nation's Defense Procurement System is not, itself, Treason. Well, unless you ask Donald Rumsfeld.