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To: TimF who wrote (43330)	5/26/2010 1:33:32 AM
From: RMF	Read Replies (1) of 71588

Yeah, our military was SUCH a disaster at that time...LOL Our military was at LEAST 10x BETTER than anyone else's when Reagan got elected. Reagan didn't "improve" our military he just THREW money at it. That's why the military contractors at that time were able to say, "Yeah, just charge a $1000 for the hammer and a $1000 for the toilet seat and charge a $100 a piece for those two screws." Under Reagan the military became a BLACKHOLE for taxpayer money and it has persisted ever since. Jimmy Carter actually wanted to make the military MORE efficient. He wanted ONE fighter jet for all three services so they could exchange parts and mechanics and make the contractors have to COMPETE to come up with the best plane. That was brilliant and smart and GOOD for the taxpayers.

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