"concerns surfaced about rifles overheating in a sustained firefight in 2008 in Afghanistan, the manufacturer and the United States Army are close to agreeing on a modification to the weapon’s barrel that makes the carbine more resistant to the stresses of extended firing."Isn't that just so precious. Isn't that Special. Concerns, is it? Concerns. the manufacturer and the US of Army are close to agreeing.... Well whoop de dew! Lets pass out the medals, all ready. Good, Gosh almighty. I am sure, all fired, glad the military industrial complex, the lobbies, and the Pentagon gear heads finally got their collective golden thumbs out of their gd-tush and did right by our people. Or should I say that their selfish, self centered, interests aligned with our interests in keeping our sons and daughters ALIVE in this war against Islamic terrorism. "Let me be clear"...bottom line....I want my son alive after firing whatever bullets it takes to secure his base and not dead as a result of whatever weapon he has been issued.
After all, how many years since my pristine, perfectly clean, just issued, M-16 jammed on my first fire fight with the gooks. Oh yead, 43 years...says the unforgiving old fart. FORTY-THREE. Lousy. Years. Lets see, he says, 43 years ago this old fart was doing the Davy Crockett dance ramming his cleaning rod down his M-16 to clear the brass casing from his first round while rounds from an AK-47 danced merry-lee around his feet. AK-47, I hear you say...isn't that the same rifle our people are up against...humm...43 years later....
Hell bells, don't you think its nigh time we had a rifle that will kill and protect when it is suppose after the after the catastrophic failure of the M-16 in Vietnam! I mean, I mean. How tough can it be to make a rifle that takes a licking and keeps on ticking-- a rifle on par with the AK-47 and with the ever-ready rabbit---still firing--you fire the shit out of it---you dump it in mud---you fire the hell out of it--- you dump it in...tap...tap..huh...whisper...whisper...oh..excuse me...dump it in bureaucratic bull shit and walla! Ready! After 43 years of ass kissing special interest ass alignments---- we have a winner!
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover once told a designer on the Nautilus, America's first nuclear sub, that he DID NOT WANT a submarine water tight seal to hold according to specs. he wanted the goddamn water tight seal to hold as if the designers own son was holding his breath on the other side. End of story.
So why is this rifle bullshit still going on...huh...I want to know.
Anybody, anybody.
Oh my. Isn't the American way of bureaucracy wonderful. CON GAMES. It doesn't matter who, or what mob pounding at the gates what truly matters is the game. There is always a con game going on. You get a tax payer funded money pie going and you attract the flies and the Con-Games. ALWAYS.
Progress will always be possible depending on whose ass has to be covered. I have to be promoted to advance my career and if it means...yead...Fort Hood...anybody...anybody...your kid...anybody. Explain to me why that suicidal moron was not put out of business before he went born again ape shit happy? Bureaucratic bullshit. Anyone, anyone....
You just have to hope and shout your Kid is not part of the "concerns". that time....
Complacency kills...... PEOPLE... and not just in Afghanistan.
The Buck stops with US.
The Voters.
DEAL WITH IT.....
your son. your daughter. vs. their promotion. their wallet...and..oh yes...humm... the Caliphate.
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