there’s simply no way for the Pentagon to productively absorb that scale of resources on that timescale. Again, almost a 50% increase on a budget that is already massive in absolute and relative terms. If you think about what that scale of diversion means, you still won’t really quite grasp it, just as I’m not able to fully grasp it.
So who are they going to levy war against?
Mostly, it seems, that feeling of emptiness that invades their soul when their bank account hasn’t grown by 20% in a day.