Pentagon seeks $2B over five years for Space Force

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Trump administration plans to spend $2 billion over five years to create its Space Force, according to a Defense Department proposal released Friday.

The legislative proposal for the new service, which was sent to Congress on Wednesday, also includes plans to transfer 15,000 space-related personnel from elsewhere in the department to the new branch, which would fall under the Air Force.

The move comes after Trump in June first ordered the Pentagon to create the Space Force as a separate branch of the military. Earlier this month, he signed a directive to establish it under the purview of the Air Force.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan called the proposal a “historic moment for our nation” and “a strategic step towards securing America's vital national interests in space."

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/432235-pentagon-seeks-2b-over-five-years-for-space-force

Making the universe safe for Ferengis like Trump

[Florida Bull]

1. Horrible idea!

I strongly oppose the Space Force military idea. It will make the World much less safe! And, it has potential to be an endless money pit that makes our current military budget look frugal.

An elementary school child might support this idea, and smart classmates would know better. Maybe Trump should be on the “Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?” show.

[struggle4progress]

2. "The money for the wall has got to come from somewhere!"

[eissa]

3. But universal healthcare and debt-free college

are "radical" ideas that we can't afford

[Blue_true]

8. Screwball, isn't it? Republican priorities are FU. nt

[Submariner]

4. Space Force will be scrapped by President Harris, or Biden, or Warren, or other Democrat president

This is just an ego project that we must crush as soon as he is out of office so that when he dies he will know his dream of a Space Force by Trump is f*cking crushed.

[lindysalsagal]

5. How'd the mexicans get all the way up there????

[Cold War Spook]

6. So we are going to have a space force.

Will Russia ferry out troops back and forth or are we going to use Space X?

[Blue_true]

9. Absurd isn't it?

I can see it now, a US General talking to a Russian General about a boost into space so we can attack Russia. Maybe Republicans should get back to the first things first concept.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Is this fucking for real? Space Force?

FFS, has everyone gone mad?

[Luciferous]

10. Out of all of the dumb things Trump has come up with this is up at the top of the list.

I hope they don't give them a penny for this crap.