Loren Thompson
Loren Thompson
approaches election house process signal white
Rumsfeld will have been so weakened by this process that as the election approaches the White House will signal that his resignation wouldn't be unwelcome.
building cost cover point raise
If it doesn't get the money, at some point down the road, Northrop is going to have to raise the cost of building warships to cover the cost of doing business.
cuts spacecraft
There's going to be big cuts in the spacecraft program.
agency effort human popular sad support
The sad thing is that in the effort to demonstrate that it is being diligent, the agency is undermining popular support for any manned spaceflight. It enforces the public's apprehension of human spaceflight.
counting create management problem solve work
Obviously, the Teamsters are counting on all that work to create a problem that management can only solve by caving in to their demands.
becoming behind buffer cause criticism president public sign standing staying
Rumsfeld was a buffer between the president and public criticism and staying behind him was a sign of Bush's strength. Now Rumsfeld is becoming the cause of the criticism and standing behind him could be interpreted as a sign of weakness.
ability effective ends execute hard losing
It's not hard to see where this story ends -- he won't be effective in office. He's losing his ability to execute his agenda.
assault corps equipment marine prospect purchased shore
Much of the Marine Corps equipment was purchased with the prospect of a shore assault in mind.
cluster details grasp introduced people seems system themselves though
Now they've introduced a cluster that they themselves can't define. It seems as though the most important people in the system don't really grasp the details of what's being funded.
clearly cutting delay either major money program
Cutting that much money from the program clearly foreshadows either program termination or a long delay and major restructuring.
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So far the Democrats look like better news for the defense industry than the Republicans, ... I don't see how anyone could disagree. The Democrats are on the record wanting to spend more money than Bush does. The Gore plan envisions spending $10 to $11 billion more a year on defense, whereas the Bush plan sees half as much (of an increase).
bomb certainly nuclear time weapons
If we're going to bomb Iran, it's a long time off in the future, and we're certainly not going to use nuclear weapons to do it.
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Because Gore doesn't show great enthusiasm for missile defense, he's not going to initiate another big program that has to be fit into a tight program, ... That's probably a net positive for contractors.
air argument cut force joint number purchases pursuing settled strike time twist
This is an interesting twist on an argument that the Air Force has been pursuing for some time on the need to cut its purchases of Joint Strike Fighters. The Air Force has settled on a number of about 1,100.