A clear example of this is the F-35 program, which has gone over its original budget by $165 billion to build a plane tasked to perform many different tasks, none of which it does well.
I tried to get an F-35 to clean my old apartment, it kind of worked at first but it burned down the apartment instead…
I’d say it makes sense to assume the worst. $3T used for the darkest acts meant to maintain power and fortunes.
It’s usually bags of money and pallets of equipment that go “missing” and find a new home with a warlord.
Judge not, lest ye be judged. Who here hasn’t accidentally tipped a valet $1 trillion instead of $10? It’s happened to all of us at one time or another.
Wait you people are using valets?
Have they checked between the couch cushions?
Hmmm, have they checked in the couch? You will be surprised what gets lost in there.
I’mma need this author to name at least two “analysts” who genuinely believe the USA instigated Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Who knew R&D is expensive?