Of course they are ready to do just that on a broad scale (ie, jam everything) when needed. You can see it simply based on the few leaks how much money they spend on things like this. The Pentagon alone has over 28,000 full time employees whos only job it is is to do
PR", ie, to convince us that what they are doing is right and what the people opposed to them are doing is wrong. Anytime you need that many people, it's a pretty sure thing you ain't doing the right thing.
Same response to Derp: A quick look finds 27,000 in 2009 per this NBC article. The DOD doesn't break the numbers out in the public budget any more it appears.
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beece ago
Of course they are ready to do just that on a broad scale (ie, jam everything) when needed. You can see it simply based on the few leaks how much money they spend on things like this. The Pentagon alone has over 28,000 full time employees whos only job it is is to do PR", ie, to convince us that what they are doing is right and what the people opposed to them are doing is wrong. Anytime you need that many people, it's a pretty sure thing you ain't doing the right thing.
riposte ago
Can I get a sauce on the 28,000? I believe it but I want proof so I can talk about it.
beece ago
Same response to Derp: A quick look finds 27,000 in 2009 per this NBC article. The DOD doesn't break the numbers out in the public budget any more it appears.
https://voat.co/v/news/2301728
riposte ago
Saved. Thanks man. That is quite frightening.
beece ago
A quick look finds 27,000 in 2009 per this NBC article. The DOD doesn't break the numbers out in the public budget any more it appears.
https://voat.co/v/news/2301728
Derpfroot ago
I just tried searching for a while and couldn't find it. So, @beece, hand it over.