Toys
All the same bad stuff only much worse this time.
In President Trump’s first term, the Pentagon opposed his desire for a military parade in Washington, wanting to keep the armed forces out of politics.
But in Mr. Trump’s second term, that guardrail has vanished. There will be a parade this year, and on the president’s 79th birthday, no less.
The current plan involves a tremendous scene in the center of Washington: 28 M1A1 Abrams tanks (at 70 tons each for the heaviest in service); 28 Stryker armored personnel carriers; more than 100 other vehicles; a World War II-era B-25 bomber; 6,700 soldiers; 50 helicopters; 34 horses; two mules; and a dog.
Yay! The dictator gets to parade the toys this time! There’s nothing like a Stalinist military display to make us all feel safe.
The Army estimates the cost at $25 million to $45 million. But it could be higher because the Army has promised to fix any city streets that the parade damages, plus the cost of cleanup and police are not yet part of the estimate. While $45 million is a tiny fraction of Mr. Trump’s proposed Pentagon budget of $1.01 trillion for fiscal year 2026, it comes as the administration seeks to slash funding for education, health and public assistance.
Not to mention its shutting down of USAID.
We are, officially, a third-world backwater.
With nukes. Lots and lots of nukes.
Thought they’d cheat the weight issue by sticking with Bradley IFVs which a dumb fuck like Trump would confuse with tanks but I guess not.
Where’s Elon to get rid of this waste, fraud d, and abuse.
I suspect that my Search and Rescue work is going to get a lot busier in the next few years.
A dog. Somehow that set me off laughing so hard…a dog. Not a dog team, a group of dogs, but a dog.
Of course, since Trump apparently doesn’t like dogs, the dog might get cancelled.