I have actually been in the cockpit of a B-1 as well as in an aircraft that was refueling one in flight. I got down into the refueling pod while refueling. It was an awesome sight. Cost beyond reason? How do you determine such a metric?
it’s not gibberish. the DoD does a QDR and budget is a huge part of it.
The QDR is only part of the process. There are plenty of other players in Washington who get involved in DOD's budget process. The policy questions are decided above DOD in terms of whether we have a two major war or one and one-half war capability or something else. It has evolved over the years mainly due to the lack of resources.
Oh here we go....If you don’t support unlimited budget authority for DoD you are (pick one..) I absolutely believe that the DOD leadership essentially lies to protect their budget prospects. Absolutely. Every bureaucrat does the same dance.
DOD has never had unlimited budget authority nore would would it ever seek it. Where do you come up with this stuff and why the animus towards DOD or bureaucrats?
How did you make it 36 years and not come to understand this basic simple fact of federal government bureaucracy?
Because I actually experienced and was involved in tghe process. Why should I agree with your distorted and convoluted views that I know firsthand are ridiculous. How long did you spend in the federal government? How many budget requests have you put together in the federal government? How many times have you put your life on the line for this country?
We can only go around this tree so many times. Have a good day.
” Cost beyond reason? How do you determine such a metric? “
Where this determination is made depends on whether you are on the taxpaying side or the bureaucracy side. One has a lot higher threshold than the other.
“The QDR is only part of the process. There are plenty of other players in Washington who get involved in DOD’s budget process.”
Really?
“DOD has never had unlimited budget authority nore would would it ever seek it. Where do you come up with this stuff and why the animus towards DOD or bureaucrats? “
No kidding. Didn’t you just say the ‘right way’ to budget for defense was not “It doesn’t start by providing a fixed amount and saying stay within it. “
I have no more or less animus towards DoD than I do towards any federal bureaucracy. I claim that it, like every federal bureaucracy is mismanaged (based on my experience), you say that your 36 years gives you special knowledge that says otherwise.
“How many times have you put your life on the line for this country? “
I spent 4 years in peacetime military, but what difference does that make? How does that give me veto authority over reason, or how does that give you veto authority over me or anyone else. It doesn’t. After 36 years, you are unable to see how majorly mismanaged the DoD is - and you are unable to see that $500B should be more than enough for a properly run DoD to defend the nation effectively. You don’t have to walk point to see that.
“We can only go around this tree so many times. Have a good day.”
Agreed, you as well.