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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
hmmm.... the argument can be made that DoD spending isn't all bad because look at all these side programs and technological innovations that stem from it.
However, it is a weak argument, because science and advancement and research and exploration and discovery are not the DoD's primary initiative, and spending that arrives at such outcomes as a result of DoD spending is merely a bi-product... not THE product.
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I wasn't trying to make that point, I was just trying to remind people about a space program we all tend to forget. Or not have really heard about in the first place.