Some say that they're doing it to get the "defence industries" flourish. Idk but, leaving behind so much of high grade, top quality equipment to the value of several bln $ does seem like "accidentally on purpose". And now depleting it even further... Isn't it after all, part of the strategy to keep the war machine going? Together with p…
Some say that they're doing it to get the "defence industries" flourish. Idk but, leaving behind so much of high grade, top quality equipment to the value of several bln $ does seem like "accidentally on purpose". And now depleting it even further... Isn't it after all, part of the strategy to keep the war machine going? Together with preserving the idea of ever present enemy, to keep the "war industry" in good business.
You just have to look at how that withdrawal was executed - midnight desertion of Bagram - to know that the Manchurian was paying his dues. Whether it was China or Raytheon doesn't matter. Enemies and cronies alike benefitted.
I don't disagree that the administration will continue to soak the taxpayers to fund the MIC - it's become a tradition. And that we left tons of equipment behind in Afghanistan, and that we are pumping it into Ukraine now.
But I don't think it's accurate to think it is such "high grade top quality equipment". So much of what is fielded is OLD tech though still used. It takes years just to design, develop, test, manufacture, and field a new component in an old airframe or vehicle. We don't see much of the new high-tech equipment and most of that would be classified/export controlled.
Some say that they're doing it to get the "defence industries" flourish. Idk but, leaving behind so much of high grade, top quality equipment to the value of several bln $ does seem like "accidentally on purpose". And now depleting it even further... Isn't it after all, part of the strategy to keep the war machine going? Together with preserving the idea of ever present enemy, to keep the "war industry" in good business.
You just have to look at how that withdrawal was executed - midnight desertion of Bagram - to know that the Manchurian was paying his dues. Whether it was China or Raytheon doesn't matter. Enemies and cronies alike benefitted.
I don't disagree that the administration will continue to soak the taxpayers to fund the MIC - it's become a tradition. And that we left tons of equipment behind in Afghanistan, and that we are pumping it into Ukraine now.
But I don't think it's accurate to think it is such "high grade top quality equipment". So much of what is fielded is OLD tech though still used. It takes years just to design, develop, test, manufacture, and field a new component in an old airframe or vehicle. We don't see much of the new high-tech equipment and most of that would be classified/export controlled.