RE: Boin-ney, did I say it right?
March 10, 2016 at 10:11 pm
(This post was last modified: March 10, 2016 at 10:16 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Im right there with you Min, but just to pick out the line in that article about the Bradley....what was left out, is that the price increase was due to increased demands on the platforms added to the mandate. We basically said "build x",...then a bit later "and add y"...then a bit later "and add z". Districts milking a project for all it was worth. The DoD has no -choice- but to comply with those demands. That's not to say that they don't have folks planted that are friendly to the scheme, but the scheme is handed down in a -completely- lawful mandate and doesn;t rely on those friendly brass. They're grease on the wheels, not the wheels.
Ultimately, from the soldiers end, we appreciate having x, and y, and z. X y and z is what made it a badass ifv, albeit an expensive ifv. We pay too much, it's shady how it gets that way, and we don't always get whats claimed. That's when further cash gets spent to make it actually perform, on a battlefield. It;s all a giant shit sandwich, but congress are demonstrably plating that shit up. Passing the buck, and convincing the american people to pass the buck, is how they get away with it.
Ultimately, from the soldiers end, we appreciate having x, and y, and z. X y and z is what made it a badass ifv, albeit an expensive ifv. We pay too much, it's shady how it gets that way, and we don't always get whats claimed. That's when further cash gets spent to make it actually perform, on a battlefield. It;s all a giant shit sandwich, but congress are demonstrably plating that shit up. Passing the buck, and convincing the american people to pass the buck, is how they get away with it.
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