Rumsfeld's budget favors weaponry of tomorrow

Washington Times ^ | 2/04/03 | AP

[kattracks]

The Pentagon's proposed $380 billion budget for 2004 reflects Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's decision to shift spending priorities from improving today's weapons to developing tomorrow's.

Mr. Rumsfeld wants to cancel or curtail numerous weapons programs, including planned improvements to the Army's Abrams battle tank, and put billions into futuristic weapons like drone aircraft that would launch bombs and missiles and the Global Hawk unmanned spy plane to replace the Air Force's U-2.

[Nayt2]

i admire rumsfield's vision. i think the dod is going to need a lot more money to keep things running and develop new high tech foolproof weaponry. why are they only getting $380 billion? all the useless crap we spend money on, and that's all they can spare for the military?

[VaBthang4]

Give'em Hell Rumdog!!