7 Huge Boondoggles That The Military Should Cut Right Now
Feb 27, 2013, 05:14 IST
SAMUEL KING JR./U.S. AIR FORCELost in the apocalyptic talk about automatic $50 billion cuts to the military is the simple fact that there is plenty of fat to cut.
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Starting with some of the more bombastic weapons programs: it cost the Pentagon $400 billion just to research and develop the F-35, a plane that currently can't even fly.
Surely, with a nip here and a tuck there, the Pentagon can find its way without starving to death.