Ron Paul: "We Spent a Billion Dollars Fighting the Houthis…and Lost' - Kotaku In Action 2

Ron Paul: "We Spent a Billion Dollars Fighting the Houthis…and Lost' (ronpaulinstitute.org)

posted 182 days ago by BollocksToBolsheviks 182 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...

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– Ender910 6 points 182 days ago +6 / -0

It does make sense for specialized precision scenarios, but now they seem to try putting it in just about every kind of non-small arms ordinance.

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– yeldarb1983 2 points 181 days ago +2 / -0

career politicians in charge.

hey, this thing/tactic worked super well in this one specialized situation, let's use it fucking everywhere. There's no way that could blow up in our faces right? RIGHT!?!

it's not even a uniquely military thing...

that being said, I don't see our modern military gangster leaning a warship anytime soon...that would take inventiveness and leadership...

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