Learning to love sequestration:
In their more candid moments — almost always when speaking with a guarantee of anonymity — the Pentagon’s top civilian and military leaders acknowledge that the painful sequestration process may ultimately prove beneficial if it forces the Defense Department and Congress to reconsider the cost of cold-war-era systems that are still in inventory despite the many changes made to the military in the last 10 years.
Leon Panetta's vein popping Oscar performances notwithstanding, the Defense Department is well structured and organized to implement these cuts in ways we'd never notice. Hence the need for sending the aircraft carrier home and reducing pay increases as their way to show "pain".
Posted by: TBill Yaner | Mar 11, 2013 at 07:42 PM
Not sure if this is sequester-related, but a good female friend of mine is currently serving in Afghanistan. Her group is in Week 2 of no toilet paper. I suppose things could be worse, but it's not like she's dug down in the trenches or on the front lines as she has internet and phone access. I wiped my hind end with snowballs when I was on NOLS in the Yukon back in 2000, but I wasn't exactly serving my country. Perhaps Cold War-era machines trump basic hygiene?
Posted by: prell | Mar 11, 2013 at 08:19 PM
One would have to call your friend decidedly candid, Prell.
Posted by: TBill Yaner | Mar 11, 2013 at 08:37 PM
An admission that "starve the beast" works?
Posted by: Spag | Mar 11, 2013 at 08:42 PM
"One would have to call your friend decidedly candid, Prell."
She didn't go into specifics and I most certainly didn't ask, but they're dealing/coping with the circumstances.
Posted by: prell | Mar 11, 2013 at 08:55 PM