Different procurement philosophies and priorities...

Argghhh!
Of course, by the time we're through the current fiscal crisis and the clown posse* dealing with it - we may well be adopting a similar procurement philosophy... United States: HIMARS: High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. $3.4 Million each. Great mobility, good range, decent mileage. When not in use, sits in motor pool consuming CLIII and CLIX funds and soldier time spot-painting and checking out the turn signals. Requires expensive Chemical Agent Resistive Coating paint.  Palestinian Authority: RLDT.  Rocket-Launching Dump Truck.  Cost: $50K (if bought new), and another $5K for pipes and labor to install launch tubes.  Highly mobile, able to easily integrate...

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Posted May 25 2010, 06:30 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..