A NYT editorial slams the Pentagon for blowing billions on junk-tech and pork.
At next year's projected level, Washington will be spending nearly as much on defense as the rest of the world combined. With Al Qaeda not yet defeated, war looming with Iraq and tensions mounting with North Korea, America obviously needs to spend generously on defense. The armed forces deserve decent pay, up-to-date ships, planes and tanks, and cutting-edge technologies designed to minimize vulnerability and assure battlefield superiority. But all of that can be had for tens of billions of dollars less than what President Bush proposes.
