Aircraft carrier has been participating in strikes on Iran, after previously taking part in the operation to seize Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro
A fire onboard the USS Gerald R Ford, injuring sailors and destroying 100 beds, is the latest mishap to plague the world’s largest aircraft carrier on a marathon deployment some argue has sapped crew morale.
At sea for almost nine months, and currently stationed in the Red Sea to support the war on Iran, the carrier will reportedly set sail for Crete for repairs.
The length of the deployment has raised questions about morale of the sailors on board and the readiness of the warship.
I’ll say it again, the US military isn’t designed to win wars, or for tactical superiority. it’s designed to be a money funnel for public funds straight into shareholders’s pockets
I listened to an Articles of Interest podcast in which the statement was made, roughly, that the only reason a company makes clothing in USA is because they get military money. It’s probably true for many things made in USA. I think of the people I know or at least am familiar with and the number who are somehow linked to the military - not as service members - is awfully high. A significant proportion relies on military contracts. And these aren’t weapons manufacturers.
Starts to look pretty “communist” if ya squint.
It’s a jobs program. Jobs programs are great but this one is exremely inefficient as so much money is scooped up by the top.
I think you are right, our leaders seem incompetent, but it’s just that they only care about extracting money from the government for their pals that kick back to them.
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