-------------------------------------------- On Tue, 6/16/15, Greg Chalik <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [TML] Question To: "xxxxxx@simplelists.com" <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 11:19 PM >It would be very nice if military procurement programs were all about having an appropriately-capable military. But they are actually at least equally about 1) justifying the careers - both past and future - of the various decision makers involved and 2) providing economic support for the research and manufacturing complexes involved. Given that both 1) and 2) are unlikely to change - particularly in the capitalism-based Third Imperium - all the various misadventures related in the up-thread posts here have likely been seen in the OTU. < Yes Richard, which is why today the USMC and the US Army are irrelevant as operational (former) and strategic (latter) military forces. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rubbish! There's just so many who disagree that's it's pointless to ennumerate. =====================================================