If you were a Branch Manager as I was and your Branch continuously lost money, you'd be talked to and given stiff warning. Eventually demotion was in order, if not completely being fired.
If you run a department and it's wasting thousands, tens of thousands, would you keep your job?
If you're a General, do you ever lose your stars? Are they ever slapped down to a Sergeant Major or Lieutenant for looking the other way as BILLIONS fly by?
What if there are Millions, no, Billions being wasted every year? Is no one held accountable? Does no one have the power to say "that's enough - no more"? The bookkeepers must be a total joke. We have the time and manpower to investigate Benghazi and by all means, let's introduce a Bill that would prevent a custodial parent from dating or having sex without a Court order until a divorce is final (honest to God) yet no Congressional hearing on the enormous waste in Military spending. No one slapped. No one demoted. No one fired. Everyone looks the other (American) way while cuts are made each year to our Veterans' retirement and compensation and the waste continues unfettered.
Just like our TBTF banks, the CEO's get away unscathed. Business continues as usual as "underlings" take the hit. It's wrong and we all know it.
The latest episode of Vice was a jaw dropper. All in all, I don't think I've ever seen a bad episode of Vice but this amazing story of waste is just sickening. You see, after any given military conflict or War, the US has formed a pattern of helping to "re-build" what they destroyed via infrastructure, buildings, schools and even power grids. In Afghanistan, the same is occurring today.
- We built a power plant which doesn't run and won't run.......because it's too expensive. Electricity is brought in from neighboring countries and who is there to collect the electric bill each month? In many areas..........the Taliban (thank you US government for free money).
- Locals take parts such as engines, tires, etc. and cut them with torches so they must be junked. Contractors immediately place orders for replacements............which will also be cut and sent to the junkyard and the cycle repeats. Who buys these parts (or owns the junkyard)? The Taliban (thank you US government for supplying us with parts we need).
- btw you've gotta love being a Military Contractor. What other business receives a constant order of replacement parts on a regular basis? ca'ching!
- US paid for airplanes and helicopters which can't be flown and lie rusting away........because they do not have pilots with the skill to fly them or mechanics to fix them.
- Over 9000 IEDs (improvised explosive devices) found just within the last six (6) months but are they destroyed? Can anyone get their hands on them? Sure looks like it.
Below is a brief three minute outline of Vice's latest episode on Military waste in Afghanistan. If you don't watch HBO, I certainly recommend you do......and be prepare to be outraged.
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