Why is it that fiscal hawks who complain incessantly about "government waste" seem to want to give the Defense Department a free pass? The Pentagon has become a bloated bureaucracy.
With the Department's budget exceeding half a trillion dollars per year including war costs, and with Pentagon waste in the billions and endemic, it's high time that our elected officials demand a full accounting of how this money is being spent. For too long, the Pentagon has been allowed to operate with poor financial management and little to no accountability.
We want a strong defense, and we honor those in uniform who serve our nation. But they are trapped in an inefficient and outdated system. At a time of record deficits and increasing economic hardship, there is absolutely no excuse for the waste and lack of oversight that has characterized the Defense Department for years, if not for decades.
Let your elected representatives in Washington know that it's time to show some leadership and finally start to cut waste within the Defense Department.
At a time of record deficits and economic hardship, there is absolutely no excuse for the waste and lack of oversight that has characterized the Defense Department for years, if not decades. For too long, the Department has been allowed to operate with poor financial management and little to no accountability.
I want a strong defense, and I honor those in uniform who serve our nation. But with the Pentagon budget now at half a trillion dollars per year, and with waste endemic, it is high time that our elected officials finally demand a full accounting of how this money is being spent.
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I urge you to take action today to demand the same fiscal responsibility from the Defense Department that we would rightfully demand from any other part of the government.
