51 Ron Paul: "We Spent a Billion Dollars Fighting the Houthis…and Lost' (ronpaulinstitute.org) posted 7 days ago by BollocksToBolsheviks 7 days ago by BollocksToBolsheviks +51 / -0 We Spent a Billion Dollars Fighting the Houthis…and Lost - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity Why does it seem the Pentagon is far better at spending money than actually putting together a successful operation? The failed “Operation Prosperity Guardian” and the disastrous floating Gaza pier are but two recent examples of enormously expensive initia... 84 comments share 84 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Plus, maintenance costs are going to be vastly higher for a battleship than a frigate or a cruiser, almost regardless of what kind of weaponry it's fielding.