How the Pentagon’s wasteful budget hurts the military
Episode Date: June 8, 2017The Pentagon lost track of equipment worth more than a billion dollars, according to a now declassified Department of Defense audit obtained by Amnest...
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470 episodes transcribedThe Pentagon lost track of equipment worth more than a billion dollars, according to a now declassified Department of Defense audit obtained by Amnest...
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