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Congress Again Buys Abrams Tanks the Army Doesn't Want
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1478086" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Two Critics Of Government Spending Are Forcing The Army To Build Tanks It Doesn’t Want - Think Progress</strong></p><p></p><p>Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) are the two members of congress at the helm of the effort to spend $436 million on upgrading the Abrams tank, “a weapon the experts explicitly say is not needed.” The reason? Both represent Ohio, home to the nation’s only tank manufacturing plant, which would profit from the money.</p><p></p><p>The move is contradictory for the two politicians; both are also vocal advocates for fiscal austerity, and have made careers insisting that the government cut what they see as wasteful spending. It would seem that pushing for tank production against the will of the Army — as Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno put it, “If we had our choice, we would use that money in a different way” — is in direct contradiction to that aim.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1478086, member: 1"] [B]Two Critics Of Government Spending Are Forcing The Army To Build Tanks It Doesn’t Want - Think Progress[/B] Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) are the two members of congress at the helm of the effort to spend $436 million on upgrading the Abrams tank, “a weapon the experts explicitly say is not needed.” The reason? Both represent Ohio, home to the nation’s only tank manufacturing plant, which would profit from the money. The move is contradictory for the two politicians; both are also vocal advocates for fiscal austerity, and have made careers insisting that the government cut what they see as wasteful spending. It would seem that pushing for tank production against the will of the Army — as Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno put it, “If we had our choice, we would use that money in a different way” — is in direct contradiction to that aim. [/QUOTE]
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