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Created: 2025-07-18 17:16:34 UTC

The $832B defense bill throws cash at the Pentagon like confetti while cutting $7B from operations/maintenance. Troops get a XXX% pay bump, but procurement jumps $6.5B and R&D hits $148B. Defense spending ballooned from $654B in 2019 to $826B now - where's the accountability?

The Golden Dome missile system gets $25B, but Congress still hasn't fixed the F-35's $1.7T lifecycle cost disaster. Real strength isn't blank checks - it's forcing the Pentagon to pass an audit and kill waste.

The Big Beautiful Bill's defense reforms should redirect this bloat to border security and energy dominance.


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