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Senior army officials say no thanks to $436 million Abrams tanks

I've recently written and updated a blog with regard to the U.S.'s ridiculous amount of military spending, which was estimated to be greater than the next 14 biggest spending countries combined as of 2010. Coincidentally enough, I just read an article which showcases that we as a nation spend way too much on defense.

As the article cites, there is bipartisan support behind spending $436 million on the Army's Abrams tanks. 

What are the reactions of senior Army officials? Basically, "Thanks, but no thanks."

General Ray Odierno, the Army's chief of staff, said the following in an interview on the matter with the Associated Press - "If we had our choice, we would use that money in a different way."

Sean Kennedy, director of research for the nonpartisan Citizens Against Government Waste, said, "When an institution as risk averse as the Defense Department says they have enough tanks, we can probably believe them."

Precisely... If the army really needed more tanks, why in the world would they say otherwise? How about we take that money and spend it on improving this country's roads and bridges instead? Why spend this money on unnecessary tanks in an attempt to further the fear of war and destruction in certain foreign leaders' minds when we could work on and improve our own country while maintaining that same level of fear as held previously?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/28/abrams-tank-congress-army_n_3173717.html

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