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[Michael Winslow Czeiszperger <michael AT czeiszperger.org>]

On Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 11:23  AM, zman wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Michael Winslow Czeiszperger wrote:
> > But why stop there? Why pay to have a military that sits around most  
> > of
> > the time? The military is a monopoly just like the police. If
> > outsourcing all of the design, operations, and manufacturing duties is
> > good for NASA, why wouldn't it be a good way to go for the military?
>
> Because all of the design and manufacturing is already outsourced,  
> hence
> that damn helicopter (the Osprey I believe) that will not die no matter
> how bad the design is or how many tests it fails.

That's true, but we could save more by outsourcing entire combat  
divisions. Need to exert a little muscle in Grenada or Panama? Just  
hire a couple of divisions of Pakistani or India troops to take care of  
the problem. Not only would it be cheaper in the short run, but there'd  
be no longer term care costs should a soldier be injured.

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