Accountability: Obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
And the current result of all that Pentagonal and Other US Government Holes effort is:
1. A Sovereign. National Debt of $34.806 TRILLION and counting; and
2. Total Unfunded Federal Government Liabilities ~ principal and Interest on the publicly-held Debt, Social Security, Medicare Parts A, B, and D, and Federal Employee and Veterans Benefits ~ of
That "Pentagonal Hole" is not the only Hole in Swampland. And in both Discretionary and Non-Discretionary federal spending.
And not to worry, folks: All that money that gets thrown into all those Various Holes in DC is replaced by the Federal Reserve/Treasury Department printing presses.
And they all lived happily ever after. At least until the printing presses stopped working. And the bills started coming due.
And “The Beat Goes On,” as Sonny and Cher once put it... :
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS WILL ARRIVE IN HAVANA NEXT WEEK, SAY CUBAN OFFICIALS CITING ‘FRIENDLY RELATIONS’ by Associated Press 6 Jun 24
HAVANA (AP) — Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing “historically friendly relations” between both nations and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Cuba’s foreign ministry said in a news release that the ships will be in Havana between June 12 and June 17, noting that none of them will carry any nuclear weapons and assuring their presence “does not represent a threat to the region.”
The announcement came a day after U.S. officials said that Washington had been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that were expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise. They said the exercise would be part of a broader Russian response to the U.S. support for Ukraine.
The officials said that the Russian military presence was notable but not concerning. However, it’s taking place as Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Moscow could take “asymmetrical steps” elsewhere in the world in response to President Joe Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike inside Russia to protect Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said that the four Russian ships are the frigate “Gorshkov,” the nuclear-powered submarine “Kazan,” the fleet oil tanker “Pashin” and the salvage tug “Nikolai Chiker.”
Certainly a good satire. On a more serious note. Good historians are very adverse to draw parallels to past events. But it might be worthwhile to look at what destroyed the Roman Republic (not the Empire) in the first century BC. It was ambition and financial corruption. It started with the problem of political polarization between the Optimates and the Populares and the generals from Marius to Octavian (later known as Augustus) who exploited the tensions that had evolved by the late second century BC when the Gracchi brothers Tiberius and Gaius who as popular tribunes tried to bring about financial reforms. It resulted in their assassination by the reactionary elite. The political system of the Republic was virtually destroyed, though the facade remained. The true power rested with the “imperator” - emperor - and a very small group of very rich senators.
They left out the part where the merchants of death are at the bottom of the hole, with industrial sized vacuum cleaners.
Those vacuum cleaners are the one technology that never fails ...
They source them from China now because the Boeing ones failed to suck.
They did mention the Soldier Hole, so that's pretty close. That line made this video true satire.
... not having to ask for more, given even more than they request... and w/o being required to explain where it's all going, what a great scam
Accountability: Obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
Even more good news. We may be facing a Nuke Gap. Apparently 1550 is not enough. (sarc) Why do you think they call it MAD? As in MADness. https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-could-deploy-more-nuclear-weapons-amid-china-russia-threats-official-5664826
It's difficult to dig a pentagonal hole and once you've dug it you don't want to lose it. (sarc)
And most, if not all, that money is borrowed - so future generations will have to pay for it.
And the current result of all that Pentagonal and Other US Government Holes effort is:
1. A Sovereign. National Debt of $34.806 TRILLION and counting; and
2. Total Unfunded Federal Government Liabilities ~ principal and Interest on the publicly-held Debt, Social Security, Medicare Parts A, B, and D, and Federal Employee and Veterans Benefits ~ of
$216,210 TRILLION, and also counting.
Source: https://www.usdebtclock.org/# .
That "Pentagonal Hole" is not the only Hole in Swampland. And in both Discretionary and Non-Discretionary federal spending.
And not to worry, folks: All that money that gets thrown into all those Various Holes in DC is replaced by the Federal Reserve/Treasury Department printing presses.
And they all lived happily ever after. At least until the printing presses stopped working. And the bills started coming due.
And “The Beat Goes On,” as Sonny and Cher once put it... :
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS WILL ARRIVE IN HAVANA NEXT WEEK, SAY CUBAN OFFICIALS CITING ‘FRIENDLY RELATIONS’ by Associated Press 6 Jun 24
HAVANA (AP) — Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing “historically friendly relations” between both nations and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Cuba’s foreign ministry said in a news release that the ships will be in Havana between June 12 and June 17, noting that none of them will carry any nuclear weapons and assuring their presence “does not represent a threat to the region.”
The announcement came a day after U.S. officials said that Washington had been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that were expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise. They said the exercise would be part of a broader Russian response to the U.S. support for Ukraine.
The officials said that the Russian military presence was notable but not concerning. However, it’s taking place as Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Moscow could take “asymmetrical steps” elsewhere in the world in response to President Joe Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike inside Russia to protect Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said that the four Russian ships are the frigate “Gorshkov,” the nuclear-powered submarine “Kazan,” the fleet oil tanker “Pashin” and the salvage tug “Nikolai Chiker.”
Source: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-russia-warships-caribbean-ukraine-97905c0a6072e39e2869a18e28b0aeef .
Certainly a good satire. On a more serious note. Good historians are very adverse to draw parallels to past events. But it might be worthwhile to look at what destroyed the Roman Republic (not the Empire) in the first century BC. It was ambition and financial corruption. It started with the problem of political polarization between the Optimates and the Populares and the generals from Marius to Octavian (later known as Augustus) who exploited the tensions that had evolved by the late second century BC when the Gracchi brothers Tiberius and Gaius who as popular tribunes tried to bring about financial reforms. It resulted in their assassination by the reactionary elite. The political system of the Republic was virtually destroyed, though the facade remained. The true power rested with the “imperator” - emperor - and a very small group of very rich senators.