[rqebmm]

Since the last few generations used weapons research to fund scientific advancements, I guess this is progress after all!

[ben_jones]

Don't mind the huge military-industrial complex that has helped derail education, health care, retirement-funding, ...

[abakker]

Remember that the US military Active Duty + civilian jobs makes it probably the largest employer in the US. Not everything they do is great, but they pay salaries and benefits.

[drewstiff]

A government employer for the sake of employment... Marx would be high-fiving himself in his grave.