"You could have a very strong well financed, well equipped and well staffed military if we weren't at war. I wartime, the military must perform, and that puts pressure on its resources."
I'm going to buy a Mercedes, and never take it out for a spin.
I'll just polish it and admire its never-used leather seating and fine never-worn engine. Who know what parts might break if it acutally gets *mileage*?
Polish it and admire it for years and years. Then when you DO need to take it out for a spin, you turn the key and all you get is the CLICK CLICK CLICK of a selenoid without enough juice to turn the starter.
Well said!