Comments on: Defense Reform Will Have to Wait Until Next Year, If at All

By: oldgeek

oldgeek — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:53:18 +0000

Military hardware is developed to defeat a threat and the threat is not political, but rather what hardware could the enemy present to our national security. Many of the weapons now being proposed are marginal increases to performance of existing systems that are already far superior to anything that any other country has.

The Military and their partners (Defense industry) always want to push something new under the guise that it is essential for our military's superiority, it often is not.

By: loggie20

loggie20 — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:14:47 +0000

Were any of it needed the republic would have been harmed.

Strategydoes not match the threats. Still see the Red Army. Strategy needs to be rationalized first.

By: oldgeek

oldgeek — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:53:18 +0000

The Military and their partners (Defense industry) always want to push something new under the guise that it is essential for our military's superiority, it often is not.

By: loggie20

loggie20 — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:14:47 +0000

Were any of it needed the republic would have been harmed.

Strategydoes not match the threats. Still see the Red Army. Strategy needs to be rationalized first.

By: oldgeek

oldgeek — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:03:33 +0000

The Defense lobby will wage war using the ultimate weapon, cash. It is undeniable that there are several large programs significantly over cost and schedule with real questions about need or if they can be successfully designed and produced. Other programs are truly questionable in terms of need in the near term. I hope Secretary Gates stands firm but he is up against big money who wraps their argument under the banner of military need and national security.