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[–] Gradually_Adjusting 63 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't even worry, the DoD's budget is now large enough to be self-justifying, like a firestorm that consumes oxygen fast enough to create suction.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"If we stopped spending on military pork now, imagine how many jobs would be lost! Now buy the Army some more tanks it has said it doesn't need!"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Oh? You're cutting the budget? Perhaps I'll sell these surplus tanks to the Taliban again

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dear God. We've created MIC-Zilla

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 11 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's not even a recent development.