'Nothing good about it': DOD official says shutdown 'horrible' for US, good for Russia and China

[James48]

‘Nothing good about it’: DOD official says shutdown ‘horrible’ for US, good for Russia and China

By DOUG G. WARE
Stars and Stripes-

WASHINGTON — A government shutdown would harm U.S. defenses, hurt troops and be welcomed by Russia and China, a top Pentagon official said Tuesday.

“It’s just horrible. There’s really nothing good you can say about it,” said William LaPlante, the Pentagon’s undersecretary of defense for acquisitions and sustainment.

LaPlante, who is a leader in matters such as military contracts, materiel readiness, the acquisition workforce and the defense industrial base, made his remarks during a discussion with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank that focuses on national security.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-09-26/shutdown-pentagon-troops-defense-ukraine-china-11501692.html

[AllaN01Bear]

1. no good comes out of these things anyway except chopped social programs.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Putin is desperate to hurt the US.

He must be putting a bit extra in GOP pay packets this month.