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A $380 Million Defense Boondoggle

Mark Pfeifle | Posted 11.28.2012 | Politics
Read More: Pentagon, Ballistic Missile, Department of Defense, Obama Donors, Germany, Missile Defense, Obama Administration, Italy, Hillary Clinton, Meads, Defense Spending, Gao, Leon Panetta, Pentagon Spending, Politics News
Mark Pfeifle

Regrettably, this isn't the only instance where Washington politicians have sacrificed America's security by treating the Pentagon budget like an ATM. There is a lot of money to be made in wasteful government spending, and nowhere more so than the Pentagon.

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Needs Over MEADS

Mark Pfeifle | Posted 06.24.2012 | Politics
Read More: Persian Gulf, John McCain, Department of Defense, Missile Defense, Government Waste, Iran, Defense Spending, Leon Panetta, Defense Budget, North Korea, Meads, Politics News
Mark Pfeifle

For reasons that defy all logic, the administration wishes to spend yet another $400 million on MEADS, the Medium Extended Air Defense System, while simultaneously acknowledging that the missile system will never get off the ground.

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Just Say No to MEADS

Mark Pfeifle | Posted 08.06.2011 | World
Read More: Germany, National Debt, Robert Gates, Budget, Patriot System, Missile Defense, Angela Merkel, United States, European Union, Barack Obama, Meads, World News
Mark Pfeifle

The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) is over budget, 10 years late and needs another $804 million to complete its next phase. It's time for the U.S. and Germany to collectively decide to end the MEADS program.

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