Posted on 10/14/2015 10:28:12 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
In 1942-43, from a standing start, we launched over 50 aircraft carriers. They didn’t take 14 years each to build.
These days, my thoughts often turn to, “Back Then”. What a wonderful and powerful nation we were in the 1940’s and 50’s. I read that during the war for example, we produced a Liberty Ship every 24 hours and a B-24 every hour...think about that. The “Arsenal of Democracy” is what we were referred to. Those days are behind us. Now, in the same time it took us to defeat Japan and Germany..we can’t even design a website to manage obamacare. It is no wonder the world laughs at us..they should.
No tariffs, not fighting back, the income tax, un-Free Trade, and a rush to de industrialize to make a buck destroyed the once great USA.
Thanks. I read about this mostly in regards to aircraft, which should be a simpler proposition.
If the contractor is at fault, by all means...but,
the DoD is typically responsible for most cost overruns...it’s the dirty little open secret in the acquisition world.
The services come up with all kinds of add-ons and requirements after the original contract is signed that the contractor agrees to comply with...then the services complain that their new widget costs much more than “originally” agreed upon, is overweight, behind schedule, etc. and the contractor gets hauled before Congress and mauled in the press.
Talk about waste. That knucklehead nearly wasted the Forestall.
Like the F-35 program?
We can hardly even fathom the amount of money the Defense Dpt. wastes.
+1.
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Not when the government constantly changes the requirements ...
“:^)
I like reading my old posts on McCain.
I particularly enjoyed that one. Thank you.
+1 for the bump...
D1
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