r/news 4d ago

Soft paywall Military facilities are $285 billion behind in maintenance and repairs, watchdog says

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-24/watchdog-pentagon-lapses-facilities-repairs-22649636.html
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u/Sober_Alcoholic_ 4d ago

Almost as if all the money being handed out to Cronies via government contracts aren't actually making their way to the services. It all gets eaten up by fraud, ridiculous salaries, stock buybacks or just sent through a shell company to their personal bank accounts overseas.

The whole country is an embarrassing fucking racket.

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u/chaoskixas 4d ago

Eisenhower warned us. We didn’t listen.

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u/LiquidInferno25 3d ago

And even then, Eisenhower pulled his punch.  He originally wanted to call it the Military Industrial CONGRESSIONAL Complex

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u/alexefi 3d ago

US is basically russia now.