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I didn't say they lost them, I said they couldn't account for them: they were audited a bunch of times and failed by billions every time, probably for the reason you mentioned AND because they get so much money that they don't feel a need to make an effort to track it all
I tend to agree with you, but I'm left wondering if the bureaucratic system would allow this hand-waving approach to budget tracking.
Not usually, but due to decades of successful gaslighting and other propaganda, the military is a holy cow that gets ridiculous amounts of leeway compared to everyone else, especially the people who need government assistance the most.