
In February 2009, the head of U.S. intelligence – Dennis Blair – said that the global financial crisis was the largest threat to America’s national security. All of America’s intelligence agencies apparently agreed.The same month, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – Admiral Mullen – also agreed.
Now, Mullen is focusing on a specific economic threat. Specifically, Mullen is focusing on the debt:
And as the New Republic noted last year:
Specifically, Reinhart and Rogoff write:
Indeed, it should be obvious to anyone who looks at the issue that deficits do matter.
But did you know that the defense employment sector is booming?
Also: Pentagon can’t account for $8.7 billion in Iraqi funds
To drive the point home, the U.S. spends $400 a gallon on gasoline for vehicles in Afghanistan.
The stunning revelation emerged Thursday in a report from the Pentagon to House officials. The information conveyed offers new insight into a recent report by the Congressional Research Service, which found that the US spends $1 million per year for each servicemember on the ground in Afghanistan.
Why so much? The cost includes shipping, which sometimes includes the pricetag of a helicopter flight. Sending fuel by helicopter is woefully inefficient, because it uses up almost as much fuel as it carries.
All for a “war” built on lies:
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