The Long, Expensive History of Defense Rip-Offs

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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/12/defense-military-waste-cost-timeline

A timeline of more than 230 years of military waste, from gouging George Washington to ditching $7 billion worth of stuff Afghanistan.

The Long, Expensive History of Defense Rip-Offs
—By Eric Wuestewald | Wed Dec. 18, 2013 3:00 AM GMT

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2010: The Government Accountability Office finds that the Defense Logistics Agency is sitting on $7.1 billion worth of excess spare parts.

2010:An anonymous congressional earmark sets aside $2.5 billion for 10 C-17 aircraft the Air Force says it does not need.

2011:Boeing charges the Army $1,678 apiece for rubber cargo-loading rollers that actually cost $7 each.

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2013: The Pentagon plans to scrap more than 85,000 tons of equipment in Afghanistan, part of $7 billion worth of gear being left behind as the troops come home.

[msongs]

1. no audit, no accountability, and nobody gets fired or sent to prison. nt