Building weapons that we don't need, don't work, and aren't necessary, and have no mission - that's not bad politics, that's robbery.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Newman calls building unnecessary, ineffective weapons without a mission robbery, not politics.
- In plain terms
- Creating useless weapons is a form of theft.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid wasteful defense spending that lacks purpose.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a 'necessary' weapon?
- How can accountability be enforced?
Another view
Political nuance is oversimplified.
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