Incompetence Alert! Pentagon, 22yr old & 300mill..

[Qurious]

Add this to the pile of monumental screw-ups committed by the Bush administration.

A lengthy investigation published Thursday reveals that the Pentagon gave an inexperienced 22-year-old a $300 million contract to provide ammunition to Afghanistan. The shady deal resulted in decades old, substandard munitions being delivered to US and Afghan troops fighting on the front lines of the war on terror.

So to recap: During the free-cash-giveaway that is defense contracting, the Pentagon awards $300 million to the company of a clueless 22 year old, resulting in our soldiers having to use substandard weaponry.

The bright side? According to his MySpace page, he’s a “super nice guy.” That’s nice to know, at least.

The Raw Story | House to investigate defense contract to firm that shipped Chinese-made ammo to Afghanistan

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Add this to the pile of monumental screw-ups committed by the Bush administration.

Because the occasional screwups never happened under the Clinton Administration, or the Carter Administration.

Everything will be perfect once we elect Barock Whosane Nobomba.

 

[HouseCat]

Doesn't surprise me. Government is cheap and contracts usually go to the lowest bidder. Not to mention they have all these laws which minorities and small business have to be considered before larger companies. Go figure.

 

[aps45819]

Doesn't surprise me. Government is cheap and contracts usually go to the lowest bidder. Not to mention they have all these laws which minorities and small business have to be considered before larger companies. Go figure.

You get what you pay for




... and it's not news that our bloated government is inefficient and wasteful.

 

[cwo_ghwebb]

Precisely why we need less government instead of more.

Can you imagine how frigged up everything would be once the government starts running health care?

Thank you for the post.