Congress to spend more on tanks than military wants

[Playinghardball]

The US Congress is poised to approve more funds for modernizing the US Army’s main battle tank despite objections from the military that it puts the Pentagon’s overall strategy in jeopardy.

In its 2013 budget proposal, which begins in October, the Obama administration requested $74 million to upgrade the M1A2 Abrams tank, which originally was intended for land warfare in the plains of central Europe.

But, just as it did last year, the Congress has turned a deaf ear to the Pentagon, with the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passing a defense authorization bill last week that adds an additional $181 million to the program.

In the Senate, Democrats have also gone way beyond the administration’s request and in the Senate Armed Services committee approved an additional $91 million for 33 extra tanks to be upgraded.

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[2on2u]

1. Congress gets tanked while social programs experience

prohibition. 'Bout right.

[fredamae]

2. Yet every Jobs Bill

never makes it to the floor of the House Or gets Filibustered in Senate!

Which corporate "friend" wins on this? Haliburton?
We are getting Out of Wars-"They" seek a New one And want to continue all of the "old" ones!

[Lurks Often]

3. General Dynamics Land Systems

owns the plant in Lima, Ohio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_Land_Systems

[AnotherMcIntosh]

4. Which corporate friend? The Representatives from Ohio where the tanks are built, and

who sit on the Armed Services Committee, are Turner (R), Sutton (D), and Ryan (D).

The Ohio Senators are Sherrod Brown (D) and Rob Portman (R).

It may be that Haliburton, et al, has more than one friend.

[theaocp]

5. It doesn't matter what the military wants

it's what the contractors want. They. pay. the. bills.

wolf-pac.com --> NOW!!!!