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1. The Pentagon has never passed an audit. Donald Rumsfeld on 9/10/01 talked about

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 06:59 PM

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$2.3 trillion unaccounted for in the Pentagon budget. A day later he had other priorities. (This is not to laud Rumseld, but to support Moskowitz’s point.)

https://www.c-span.org/clip/news-conference/user-clip-rumsfeld-on-why-the-dod-cannot-track-23-trillion-in-transactions/5143918

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Good Grief! And we know that the Pentagon is funded more than ever now! Rhiannon12866 Saturday #2

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Saturday #3

Thanks so much, Uncle Joe! Rhiannon12866 Saturday #5

It should be accounted for JBTaurus83 Saturday #4

Could this be why blue-wave Saturday #6

Good point, yikes! Rhiannon12866 Saturday #7