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> Do we need to talk about this? Like, urgently?

Yes. Start with talking about why the Pentagon has failed its last five audits, and why so many talking heads are going around trying to convince people it isn't a problem.

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There was no expectation that the Pentagon would pass the first few audits. The internal financial systems are so screwed up that everyone knew they would fail. The systems should never have been allowed to deteriorate to that level but now that's water under the bridge. The real point of the audits is to identify the areas that need the most remedial work. Realistically it will take several more years until they can pass.

Jon Stewart recently did a fantastic interview with the defense secretary where he grilled her on this: https://www.c-span.org/video/?527213-1/comedianjon-stewart-d...

Thanks for the link to the interview. I never seen such a high level official squirm for so long. Kudos to Jon Stewart for pushing this.

Yes, that's the interview I was thinking about in my initial post. This is what journalism is supposed to look like, not the chummy backslapping, glad handing we have today.

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