more so after 9/11

We were divided.

It was because of 9/11 people came together.

An natural tragedy tends to bring people together.

I mean, some of the erosion on that front is the understandable (warranted) public understanding that the military is now big business, and today it is _very corrupt_ big business.

and the Conspiracy nuts mean that is bad

because the deterrent of deep, soul-eroding shame for "profiteers" of war is apparently no longer a thing

though I suppose many people have been unfairly tarred as "profiteers"

its not fair to accost foot soldiers

Ultimately Blackwater was the SpaceX of ~~killing the enemies of the state~~ securing the priorities of the state, through force if necessary.

for the orders of their superiors who make all the moneyt

and fight non of the battles

you can call them niave, brainwashed, or fooled. but most have a noble cause that has been abused

unfortunately the left is going back to the "baby killer" days of Vietnam

Honestly I think most of the immorality stems from the fact that major contracts are not often awarded solely on the merits if the supplier

Nor are RFPs drafted toward the genuine priorities of the military.

government contract go the the lowest bidder

Sorta

who then fuck up and balloon costs or straight up lied

of course, the state ensures who can bid the lowest for it by paying them through the backdoor

and yes, leaving it open for ex-post-facto increases

when the _sunk cost fallacy_ becomes an effective tool for marketing the renegotiation of these contracts.

That's how we get the F35

the most useless, and most expensive, airplane ever built.

At least the airplanes at RedBull Flugtag don't cost the taxpayer more than a trillion dollars, and somebody gets some joy from them.

I’m just saying, I was interested in analyzing trump’s 30 minute UN speech.

Sometime tomorrow?

If you have a transcript, put it up on google docs or whatever and see if we can gather some annotations

ironically all the time spent on the f35 is making it also the only option

That’s a good idea

@Grenade123 that's not true either

@Grenade123 it's _still_ not a true sunk cost

well i mean you can buy from russia or china

They don't need this class of aircraft

they never did

which "class"

They can get 100% of the desired capabilities with retrofits

They posted it on WH gov website

it comes in 3 flavors

"multi-role design"

I’m a bit busy bye