Massive divestiture criticized

Coburn Highlights MRAP Divestiture As A Symbol Of Pentagon Waste

/ December 20, 2013 at 3:29 PM
The Defense Department has touted the rapid acquisition of its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle fleet as one of the most successful, life-saving military procurements since WWII, but Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) last week criticized the Pentagon's ongoing effort to scrap much of the $45 billion fleet as a symbol of big government waste. Coburn, who highlighted the MRAP divestiture program in his annual "Wastebook," wrote that the "most controversial aspect" of the U.S. effort to unload military equipment during...

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