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The Department of War just shot the accountants and opted for speed

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287 points ridruejo | 7 comments | 11 Nov 25 14:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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fnord77 ◴[11 Nov 25 15:13 UTC] No.45888173[source]▶
I feel uneasy about the govt taking the "move fast and break things" approach.
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1. ACCount37 ◴[11 Nov 25 21:24 UTC] No.45893084[source]▶
It's what Ukraine was forced to do, because the more traditional approaches failed them.

It's wiser to enact change before the next big war happens and the same exact failures pop up in the US MIC too.

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2. kykat ◴[11 Nov 25 22:40 UTC] No.45893867[source]▶
But Ukraine was/is forced to "benchmark" their approaches with the reality of the war.

How will success be measured for this reform?

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3. Terr_ ◴[11 Nov 25 22:55 UTC] No.45894031[source]▶
But what's the limit, especially when there is no sign "the next big war" is imminent or big?

If we assume that we'll have a Ukraine-like scenario, then we might as well start with nationalizing industries like US steel, snatching "untrustworthy" residents to put them into internment camps, start rationing how much food people can eat, and... Heyyyyy waitaminute...

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4. esseph ◴[11 Nov 25 23:20 UTC] No.45894271[source]▶
If you listen to generals and admirals for the past few years, much of the US military force alignments and procurements have been around fighting on islands in the Pacific...

This is why the US Marines don't have tanks anymore.

5. actionfromafar ◴[12 Nov 25 01:20 UTC] No.45895293[source]▶
More money to Trump Jr.
6. sapphicsnail ◴[12 Nov 25 04:17 UTC] No.45896329[source]▶
Does anyone believe these changes are being made for some sort of pragmatic reason? I feel like I'm insane. This administration is doing so many grifts how does anyone take what they say at face value anymore?
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7. ACCount37 ◴[12 Nov 25 11:58 UTC] No.45899089[source]▶
Do you think that The Entirety Of US Government is one monolithic and self-consistent person that only ever does things for one purpose only?