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Trump to nominate Shanahan for top Pentagon post

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By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR

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We have the most advanced military in the planet, but it needs to be modernized?

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A Defense Secretary with absolutely no military experience. Just worked for Boeing. Perfect.

No history of government. No history of service to the nation or the military in particular. All Boeing, all the time. What could go wrong?

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I remain committed to modernizing the force so our remarkable Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines have everything they need to keep our military lethal and our country safe."

So the boss of an arms dealing company is now boss of buying weapons. Saves on paperwork.

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The US Department of Defense - using US taxpayers' money - has had contracts worth billions of dollars with Boeing for decades. Boeing, especially its military division, has become a global titan thanks to these contracts.

As Boeing has got fatter, its shareholders and executives have got richer. Boeing top level management are at the income levels where the Trump/GOP tax breaks allow them to pay less, while the middle and working class are paying more.

What do you call the kind of political system where the state and mega-corporations proceed hand-in-hand, when executives from either side can freely exchange positions??

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And the Trumpeteers applaud, because the United States of Corporate America will certainly uphold the basic constitutional rights and laws for every wage slave... I mean... US Citizen in the country. The elite won't get richer... they'll just get vastly more wealthy than before! The supreme court of Disney. The US Defense department of Boeing! The FCC board of Comcast! The CDC of Pfizer!

v@&!^& idiots.
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