Commentary: Disappointments abound in 2022 Pentagon budget
On Dec. 15, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual legislation authorizing the yearly defense budget. At $768 billion, it breezed through the House and the Senate with widespread bipartisan support, at a time when that’s extremely rare. But many people weren’t happy with the end product.
The high price tag and total lack of scrutiny on this budget are hard to square with where America is today. Having just ended our longest war, you’d be forgiven for expecting some form of peace dividend,
