Jon Stewart Calls Out The Pentagon's "F'ing Corruption"
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- Опубликовано: 9 апр 2023
- Jon Stewart calls out The Pentagon for waste and corruption. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. Watch TYT LIVE on weekdays 6-8 pm ET. ruclips.net/user/theyoungturkslive
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"Entertainer Jon Stewart ripped military spending as out-of-control and unfocused during a wide-ranging interview with the Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on Thursday, saying that more needs to be done to get money to troops and families instead of defense contractors.
“We got out of 20 years of war and the Pentagon got a raise,” Stewart said during remarks at the War Horse Symposium in Chicago on Thursday. “I can’t figure out how $850 billion to a department means that the rank and file still have to be on food stamps. To me, that’s fucking corruption.”*
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The fact that this lady is so shocked when a taxpayer asks where his money went just shows you what a narcissist she is.
She oozed condescension throughout that whole thing. Say hello to a future executive of a defense contractor.
@@lumpypillowguy542 Who will F it up, get fired and leave with a $8 million "Golden Parachute"
And unfortunately nothing will change. Theres no incentive for those corrupt officials to change it. They arent elected, they're appointed. Then hired for being corrupt. If you have zero morals, and dont care about others, you'll get ahead.
@Q Wizard I think she was attempting to make him what she thinks he is, a comedian, u can see her many attempts to try to illicit the comedian Jon steward. To no avail, and it came across... wooow.
@@granilloc54 Exactly
John Stewart is a champion of the people. He must be protected at all costs.
Secret Service will protect him once he becomes president! :)))
@@Qq-xs1fz And erase their phones right after.
Wish I could toss him a billion to start a new agency.
@@srgreeniii And as soon as it doesn't do what you like...defend the agency.
Look in many Republican reps bank accounts.
In 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned us about the military industrial complex. So here we are about 61 years later.
Jon is a true patriot. Looking after our First Responders and servicemen and women calling out BS.
I vote Independent. I lean Democrat. I don't give a sh*t if you're Republican or Democrat, if you are corrupt you should be held accountable.
Same here. I also think we shouldn’t root for politicians. They are supposed to serve the American people. They are “our employees”.
Wish more ppl held your stance. When ppl take one side the dirty politicians win and the common man ends up picking up the tab.
We are a flawed democracy on the Democracy Index because of 1) the electoral college 2) plurality voting 3) the Senate 4) allowing state politicians of the majority party to draw district lines instead of an independent commission 5) money in politics (aka, legalized corruption), Citizens United, lobbyists, etc
Because these things have a near zero chance of changing, we will continue to suffer the results.
Trump is a warning sign, a symptom, of a broken political system. So, try not to hate the player. Hate the game.
Keep in mind, as an Independent, your register to vote, and the census, don’t count you as either party, when drawing district lines. If split up evenly b/w left and right (aka, NOT gerrymandered), independents in that district are often the deciding factor in who wins.
FYI: Most Americans are left leaning, however, the House of Representatives is currently controlled by the right. 🤔 Hmmm…that’s odd. 😅
Edit: One more thing. You should absolutely HATE plurality voting (our current voting system), that makes 3rd party candidates as spoiler candidates.
Al Franken, 2024… Write him in.
What surprised me was that Kathleen Hicks was very condescending to Jon Stewart. She thought it was a
good idea to speak to him like he was in kindergarten or something. Stupid move on her part, because he
exposed how corrupt and misleading her answers were. Jon looked at her took two steps back and trapped
her without being loud and obnoxious. He came with the receipts and she tried to BS her way through.
"😌 perhaps this pleb should've gotten his PhD and befriended the right political figures. Maybe then I will suffer his impertinent questions that I am so above." - Mega-Karen, Deputy Defense Secretary
Narcissists are great at gaslighting 😆
Not a single person will be held accountable and nothing will happen
As always.
Well said and yes I do come in black😂
Let's put it this way....when I was in the military in my first two years I couldn't even imagine even leaving base....and after the military I was left holding the bag....became homeless for a year living out of my car. Livid is an understatement.
That's because of white power
GREAT! THATS WHY WE NEED TO SEND MORE MONEY TO UKRAINE AND SUPPORT JOE BIDEN WHAT EVER OUR DEMOCRAT NEWS CHANNELS SAY. WE SLURP UP EVERY WORD BECAUSE THEY ARE LIKE GERMANY NAZI USING FASCISM TO OWN EVERY NEWS CHANNELS. DEMCORATS TO DAY ARE THE NAZIS WHO ARE IN CONTROL OF ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND ENFORCE WHAT YOU SEE EVEN IN EUROPE AND SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA TOO.
Same here... If there's a hell you're going to find a lot of generals and admirals there!!
That's awful! Take a look at the numbers folks. Republican budgets with increase of military budget for the higher ups and military contractors vs. Democratic budgets which fairly distribute the playing field for ALL to benefit not a select privileged few which is the Republican "unpatriotic" deplorable way for our veterans! They never fail in having pity for the rich and it's sickening! Chew on that one McCarthy and O'Donnell!
@@LD-pw7oq when you speak the words McCarthy or McConnell please make the sign of the cross so the devil does not appear! (By the way what do these names have in common)?
I would DEFINITELY vote for Jon Stewart for president.
I wish he would run.
I love Jon. I'd be first in line to give him my vote if he ran in 2024
See my abv comment!
We had 3 children when my husband was in the army, we didn’t qualify for food stamps. They said we made $1 too much, what can I buy with $1.
A 10th of a dose of crack?
I was a Marine in Vietnam 1967-68 and our boots were rotting off our feet, and we couldn't get new ones.. sad to see things haven't changed. every time i hear some politician crow about "the greatest military the world has ever seen" and we have lost our last 3 neo imperialistic wars i want to cry.
Thank you for your service. I’m sorry the country you were fighting for wouldn’t even give all of you the basic supplies you needed. It really saddens me.
God bless.
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria? Or Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan?
Thank you and I’m sorry for what you’ve been through and what they tricked you into doing
Imagine a regular citizen being audited by the government and they can’t account for $1
I’m a veteran US ARMY and just imagine if 5% of those trillions of dollars went to house and feed homeless veterans. We would have veterans that become home owners.
Thankfully, imagination is free.
No, you would be laughed off as a socialist. That makes too much sense what you're saying. You have to add lies and secrets to qualify as an American politician.
Aye man I feel for you, and appreciate your service but trust I peeped early on that could never be me. Couldn’t imagine willingly fighting for these corrupt asshole interests just to get shitted in years down the road after my body is no longer of use to them. I don’t want you to feel like that’s a personal attack or anything, I feel genuine empathy for you. Ain’t right what they put y’all through just for them to be taking our tax dollars and can’t tell us wtf they did with 61% of it
@@richrobin7070 I don’t take it as a personal attack but also understand that you are living beneath the flag that stands for the exact same thing that helps with your democracy and freedom. So unless you are one of the 1% and not nearly close to the poverty level, you have done the exact same thing without a piece of paper and taking an oath to that constitution.
John Stewart is something special. For some reason, no one can do this shit like him. Protect this man at all costs.
She thinks his reasonable questions are funny.What an arrogant woman.
They never have an argument so they always resort to gas lighting and mockery
Imagine having this discussion in face of a government shutdown.
And teacher's here in America have to buy their own classroom supply's. 😡😡
We trust our teachers to watch over our kids while we are at work. They teach our kids right from wrong ABC 123 how do you a good person but we pay them peanuts. The teaching career should be very competitive so only the best teachers will be working. The pay should be a lot more. Do we need another 3.5 Billion aircraft carrier? No we don't. Look at China, teachers are held to a higher level. We need to fight for our teachers which in turn our kids would benefit.
Their pay is ridiculously low. Don’t we pay enough taxes already. Where is the money designated to schools !
@@luluboop1 good question
It’s absolutely disgusting to see junior military members on food stamps or government assistance. We all should be ashamed of ourselves. What we are asking if them is the ultimate sacrifice and giving them below poverty wages. So incredibly sad.
TBH if you were paid for 40 hours a week e4 & below STILL would be making FAR LESS than minimum wage. AND they work far MORE than 40 hours a week
same shit different decade. but when it comes time to vote guess who the little morons are voting for?
Small detail the outrage mongers are leaving out: They have a special dispensation to collect food stamps. Military members receive "compensation" in the form of housing, medical, transportation, training and education which, outside the military, would disqualify them from qualifying for stamps. So, the logic that they receive stamps means they are below the poverty line is backwards logic.
Jon Stewart is the brightest light in our country. I would vote him for President any day.
That would be a vote totally wasted.
@@mrstatictunes So how do we put our vote to use ooh great one!.
@@mrstatictunes Why? Because you hate Jews or hate Democrats?
@@hardy2175 Vote for Fetterman. He's really the only hope we have of turning this country around in the right direction. Well, I gotta run, that lead paint isn't going to eat itself. 🤤
Does this mean we don’t have to pay 61% of our taxes now until they can figure out where 61% of our dough went? Seems fair to me
That’s what I’m saying… I mean if they can’t even tell us what they did with 61% of the money we gave them how are we supposed to know we are being represented???? Honestly if we all decided to just withhold 61% of our taxes til they figure it out but you we get an answer 🤷🏾♂️
@@richrobin7070 if 80% of Americans withheld 100% of our taxes the whole system would crumble and I’m sure that’d be the catalyst for major changes, what are they going to do, arrest 80% of America ? Man I’d love to see that!
The way she said “the dollars really seem to bother you”. Are you kidding it should bother you too. Incredible disconnection.
This should send masses to the Pentagon to protest.this is so evil.
Amazing how people still allow themselves to get publicly humiliated by Jon Stewart, love it.
They think they can deal with it. Of course they can’t. They just can’t help themselves.
As a veteran I am very pissed, especially at the terrible shape the V.A. healthcare system is in and seems to be continually broken. I live in one of the richest cities in the U.S., unfortunately I’m not one of the rich, the nearest V.A. Hospital is 3 1/2 hours away. Just to get an X-ray or MRI the nearest facility is 1 1/2 hours away. When I have asked about a hospital being built closer, I’ve been told the land is too expensive to buy and build here. They could have built 30 hospitals with a fraction of the money that has gone missing. The older I get the worse my injuries are getting, I’ve had 7 surgeries and I am thinking I have to move out of this area because it is becoming harder and harder to get back and forth to the V.A. Facilities.
Think of how much better the defense could be if that 61%(sixty one?SIXTY ONE!!) had actually gone where it was supposed to have gone. That's of their assets not of the yearly bugget..... It's like 170 air craft carriers just missing....Really!
Can you imagine all the good those billions of dollars would help veterans around USA 🇺🇸.
Thank you for your service solder.
Meanwhile, retired multi-star brass literally live like royalty: housing, food, medical care, VALETS, servants, treated like kings. It's disgusting.
Jon Stewart is the best of humanity. Need more people like this.
5 failed audits!! Unable to account for 61% of assets!
Those Assets are in Underground Bases..built with Stolen Money. Stolen from the American Taxpayers. They cannot lie their way out of what is coming.
Jon Stewart is the president America doesn't deserve, but sorely needs.
I concur.
I'll second the motion. (Or, 3rd it, I suppose is more proper)
I also agree
America does need Jon Stewart,more than they want to admit
I agree Jon is a truth-teller. We need millions more like him.
I would vote for Jon Stewart before I vote for Trump or Harris.
@@donjackson4563 I would vote for Harris before I vote for a racist grifter like Trump. Jon probably wouldn't run, but I would vote for him if he did.
Whoever on the left said they don't like Jon Stuart might not be on the left.
Jon Stewart come back. Your Country needs you!
Why doesn't it bother her that she doesn't know where the money has gone?
# JON STEWART for PRESIDENT 🇺🇸🤞
As long as he’s not a Zionist than yes
Speaking as a disabled combat veteran, Jon Stewart 2024!!
Speaking as a disabled Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Lead Paint eater, I agree as well...
...and should I add...
"Potato!!!"
🤤
What happened to the missing 2.3 trillion that Secretary Donald Rumsfeld talked about 20yrs ago?
The rank and file even qualifying for food stamps is disgusting. A misconception that many may have is that the active military does not have to pay for anything. They have to pay for everything. Unforms, food, rent, the medals earned, all come out of their pay before they get it.
Because you signed an employment Contract with a for-profit Corporation -- and legally, they must make decisions to the benefit of the subject corporation (just like police, etc).
Did you notice army hats, clothes, flags, etc., are MADE IN CH?
@@anothercomment3451 Some are made in Taiwan.
Exactly. So many people are delusional if they think that soldiers aren't also slaves just like the rest of us. The elite don't give a fuck about paying for protection for little to nothing. They damn near feel as if they're ordained to be in power to begin with. The underclasses are nothing more than fodder.
Her scoffing and defensive, derisive laughter tells me she knows exactly what Jon is suggesting and that he is right on the money.
You're so right, she kept squirming and trying to scold him for being to money focused
My husband works for a military contractors for 10+ years and they all have practically shoveled money out the back door to make their budget threshold for the following year. Every contractor has a backroom FULL of expensive, unused electronics to meet their expenses. The biggest corruption story in the US is military contractors 💯
I agree with how wasteful it is to have the goal be to spend as much as you can just to secure the budget for next year. That makes it so that we're actively disincentivizing money efficiency.
But they want to toss us in jail for a clerical mistake on our tax returns, unreal
I’m going to have to disagree . The DOJ actually loses trillions of dollars not just billions .
If the average American citizen couldn't account for 61% of their IRS revenue the government would come in and take their house from under them... Still think this is a free country? Where it's okay for the government to not be held accountable but they can just take whatever they want from you
It sounds like pentagon's budget needs to be cut by 61 %, right?
@@iTracking I like you, you are smart. Great comment. Well said. We definitely can cut it.
The point, of course, being that even though failing audits does not in and of itself indicate waste or corruption, it also means waste and corruption can't be disproven. And any organization that don't hold up to an audit invites doubt of its integrity. I'm baffled that the Pentagon doesn't even have an excel spreadsheet with its spendings.
Jon Stewart just can't stop delivering. He is the voice of my generation.
The fact he calls out everyone, no matter what party, is one of the things I like about him.
Funny, that during tax season the gov. knows every single cent that the people owe them but have no idea where billions of dollars went 😂
not "the government" - one is the IRS, the other is the Pentagon. It's like blaming the IT guy for the salesperson blowing $10k on hookers.
@@tomroberts2135 its all connected in the end.
10k on hookers damn, probably another 5k on antibiotics.
Jon Stewart, please stop with your occasional proofs that you must run for President and right this ship and just do it! We know you are THAT GUY so why are you NOT taking action? We need you Jon
Jon Stewart 2024 !
I'm glad Jon Stewart is finally getting unanimous national support, but man's been addressing the worst of our problems for decades and everyone's still ignoring what's right in-front of them. Here's to hoping we're starting to get our shit together .
That's the Military Industrial Complex for you. We were warned.
I would love to vote for him and Bernie ❤
I’m a liberal democrat and applaud Jon Stewart for going after her. The DOD should at the VERY LEAST be able to account for their spending.
They do. It's the pentagon that has the problem. They've lost trillions in the last 20 years. And it seems like every time they've lost money, a conflict comes up.
John Stewart is very intelligent and a danger to politicians,I LOVE IT
And then...nobody did anything about it.
Jon Stewart has always been great. There's like 30-ish years of evidence to support this claim.
I am a military veteran! And this is awful! So proud of Mr. Stewart!!!
If at any time, during an audit;- I did not have my ducks in a row when I was in the military- That would not fly! Something is definitely stankin in the water! Corruption everywhere!
Jon Stewart has been slaying hypocrites for decades now. He is a damn national treasure.
I don't see how people can be so blind! Jon Stewart is trash.
When I was a young airman , I was forced to participate in the disposal of millions of dollars worth of aircraft parts. The 605th MASS was warned of the arrival of an inspectors general and the squadron commander did not want to explain their presence. That is where your money goes .
The money that is missing it's not by chance.... it's by design.
If she were the head of a company and couldn't account for billions of dollars in company assets, you can guarantee she'd be immediately fired and removed by the company's board of directors and the company would likely take her to court on fraud charges for stealing company money. The fact that she pretends this is normal business in government is what's so egregious.
It’s not that they “don’t know” where the money went.
They do.
It’s that they don’t want the rest of us to know, so they have to pretend also not to know.
I served 9 years in the Marines, and boy do I have some stories about fraud, waste, and abuse.
And murder, rape, child-rape, and, bestiality according to reports and congressional hearings
John Stewart"s gonna need more time to talk about Pentagon corruption, a lot more time.
If I can not account for 60% of the inventory at my job, I would be fired, and charges might be filed on me for theft.
Cut their budget by 61%, and either they will quickly figure out where the money is going, or we will figure out who the crooks are.
Looks like a win-win in my book...
This is why I'm independent and never completely trust any politician😮
Fraud and abuse , take their budget away!
America economy would collapse.
Hill was never challenged in such a manner, by Jon Stewert.
If the Pentagon can't manage their money, how can they be trusted to manage themselves? If I had a business and I could not account for 61% of my profits, the IRS would crush me.
Jon Stewart has influenced so many good people on the left. I think he changed how people talk about politics in mainstream and in YT radically. TYT is a great example. Jon is a treasure and we should cherish him. A genius in favor of the truth. Thanks for the awesome video and comments, TYT!
I was on an elevator with Jon Stewart and Alex Jones that got stuck one evening and took part in a beautiful meeting of the minds.
Am exhilarated to have witnessed such wonderful back and forth between two our generations greatest theologians and dick-pill salesmen
Sad he won’t run.
@@alecm_9459 is that a true story
@@spinningbackkick6021 ask Lauren Bobert.
As someone who worked at on of these army depot I sat there where they said they lost 2.8 billion dollars of equipment, and their SOP and inventory system is ancient smh
I call BS.
So she had no real answers? Why is she in her position?
That's the exact reason she's in her position
SHILL
Money disappearing is the definition of corruption. Even waste should have a paper trail. Audit the bank accounts of generals.
I’m a veteran and this video really hurt my heart!! Hit the nail right on the head
She's laughing, and meanwhile, the military are living in subpar housing, paying their total Base Housing Allotment to these crooked companies. They have to deal with black mold and bugs, and in Hawaii, the military was bringing in Bottles of water because the water was tainted. So that is how people were cooking and trying to bathe. The kids couldn't even drink water from the water fountains at school. People were getting sick and had horrible skin rashes. It is ridiculous that the government wastes so much money and doesn't worry about the people that protect this country.
Oh the outrage.
@Chuck Lakeridge yes there is outrage when these companies are getting $3200 a month and you have to drag in water everyday and the closet doors won't close, there is no air conditioning and place in general is falling apart. Thank goodness we only had to live there a short time while getting ready to move. But I still feel outrage for the people still living in an unfit house.
@@DJ-ow2dn What are you talking about, Base housing? Which base?
@@chucklakeridge7944 Iroquois Point in Ewa Beach.
And Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.
John Stewart does better news reporting than CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX.
A Bernie Sanders and John Stewart ticket is one I would walk through the flames of hell to get to the polls and cast my vote for.
United, they are 141 years old, and both of them are the so called "white old men". I like them, but they don't stand a single chance as a ticket.
Jon Stewart for president 2024🇺🇸
You know I would be pleased
I fux wit it
Yeah, okay!
As a 100% disabled veteran myself, you just gained a new subscriber lol #goodvideo 🙏🏾 🔥
It is complete bullshit that veterans are not taken care of much less less handed every possible mental or physical health care they need! They should get the best care available in the country and have salaries that allow them buy a home, enough to eat, health care mental/physical, proper life insurance, the same raises that their superiors get. They put your lives on the line, come back with awful unknown health problems, plus cancer and PTSD. The "support the troops" is a joke, and the citizens should be angry. I do not support war, I don't support the billions spent on the military-industrial complex. However, I support human beings, especially those who are not taken care of properly by the government they defended! They should be able to afford housing, food, and much more. Nobody should be homeless, especially not those who risk their lives and health.
Class exists! The wealthy live in different worlds compared to everyone else. None of us can imagine what they have access to, their privileges or what they can afford. They live in gated communities with private security guards, their children and schools have security guards. Nothing is beyond a billionaire's or those with several hundred million dollars. Nobody can spend that much money in a lifetime, no matter how many fully furnished houses, and apartments with butlers and maids, 24 hour childcare, snd politicians all over the world; yachts, airplanes, and cars. No matter how much expensive jewelry, clothes, land, islands, or anything else they desire; they can never spend it all. The interest from banks alone is more than enough to live on if you don't buy everything until there is nothing left to buy, or maybe even if you do.
The government has trillions of dollars and they complain about a few hundred million dollars to bring the poor out of poverty, to feed the hungry, to take care of disabled people, to make sure children are taken care of properly not abused in foster homes. Increasing tax on the very rich has been done in the past to rebuild the country and help the less fortunate; it can be done again. The very wealthy can be taxed far more than they are, including finding hidden money in other countries, and fining them properly for wasting resources like water, and polluting the earth massive amounts. Private planes, huge mansions, high performance cars that contribute greatly to pollution. Inadequate fines for polluting land, air and water; lawsuits when people are killed or seriously injured by their products or pollution are just part of business.
All of us put up with mega-rich corporations paying much lower wages to the point that their employees can't afford a mortgage or rent, food, utilities, healthcare, clothes, education, and just the cost of living is crazy! A bad economy is an excuse, and other countries to provide incredibly cheap labour for the goods that more prosperous countries buy, while at the same time gouging consumers to make more billions.
People need to go on strike for better wages and benefits. To raise the minimum wage to keep up with inflation. It is not okay for people to live out of their vehicles or on the street. People need to be paid enough to afford more than just the necessities which now include a computer and the internet, at least, but also some entertainment and non-necessities to increase happiness. Happiness lowers crime rates, leads to better health, lowers drug use, and has other benefits to society. It isn't something we can dismiss lightly as a luxury. Why should bring misery, poverty, and suffering be the default?
If young able-bodied people are having trouble making ends meet, how are the elderly, single parents, those permanently injured, who have long-term illnesses or disabilities, etc, supposed to live when they can no longer work full time or work at all without enough government assistance to cover real living expenses?
How can the government justify the rich paying taxes so low they pay zero taxes or get money back when the poor and middle class have higher tax rates?? How can the government justify the very high salaries some politicians receive with benefits, and the fact that many receive huge donations (bribes) from corporations to vote the way they want them to? If a corporation gave you millions of dollars to vote a certain way would you say no? What about several corporations all offering you millions of dollars from each? They are bribes pure and simple. We wonder why westernized countries are less and less prosperous, and the rich get richer, the poor get poorer. Nobody can work hard enough or long enough to make it to "the top" anymore. Rich people are born rich, even the "self-made" are really born rich. Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and anyone else that claims to have gone rages to riches (including actors, singers, politicians, and CEOs were born rich) became more rich.
The wealthy have connections with other wealthy people who can help them and their children find more opportunities to grow their wealth; the right private schools, the right universities, and knowing the right people get rich peoples' kids get high paying jobs.
Rags to riches doesn't happen. The rich help each other stay rich, and they don't want outsiders joining their party. Rich people are born rich, including those that the media paints magically inventing tech or becoming stars.
Stewart should’ve said along the lines of “as a comedian by profession I can assure you that nothing is funny about this, so why are you laughing and giggling?”
One failed audit for every side of the Pentagon
John Stewart is a man of principle and integrity and he stands for his beliefs. I wish we had a few thousand more John Stewart’s!
The money is going to private defense contracts that are connected to politicians...
No one challenged The Establishment more than George Carlin
Frank Zappa was also an astute critic.
About time we all unite. Left and right and stop this abuse. We are being robbed blind.
Thank you Jon Stewart.
Her excuse was that the Department of Defense for the United States of America does not have a basic filing system? Holy shit.
Just imagine if they put that 61% into paying military salaries. Then they wouldn’t have to receive SNAP benefits
The lasts time they ran an audit
Two tower's came down...
3+ trillion dollars missing....
No justice no peace ✌️
😎💯✌️🇺🇸
That’s kind of corruption has been going on for the last 50 years
A lot longer than that young man
If I was a manager at a store, and the owner gave me $1000 to get some supplies for the store and after I bought them, I could only account for 490 of those dollars, in other words I couldn't account for 610 of those dollars, pretty sure I would be fired on the spot and I would probably be prosecuted for theft.
Nice math
"Just because we don't know what happened to the money doesn't mean it was waste, fraud, or abuse"? How can you say this with a straight face?
If Stewart ran for president the Pentagon would kill him!
Reminds me of Big Tobacco. The government made so much from taxing cigarettes that they didn't really care to make the cigarette companies fully disclose what their ingredients were. After years of public outcry the government finally sued Big Tobacco, got a big settlement, and shared the spoils with none of us, who were addicted to cigarettes for years and years !
Jon Stewart does his homework. His interview with Katheryn Hicks of the DOD was spot on. I am prior US Navy (Hospcorp) and married to a career military guy. I didn't need food stamps or the local food bank, but I know many local families who do. The healthcare allowances for military families get whittled down every year.
Oh yeah, each new commander gets a whole new office.
I live in a high-cost-of-living area. Rents run $1500. for a one-BR apartment. So a 4 to 5% raise in pay for a lower enlisted officer is jack-shit. The DOD has some 'splaining to do'.
Yes, John Stewart for president!!
Glad Mr. Stewart is not stopping on this search for the truth and I believe he's opening many eyes in the process. He's a good man.
John Stewart for president
he's got my vote
I worked as a Contractor in the middle east and recovered 380 million dollars worth of equipment and was denied contract renewal after several years when my leadership asked me to not too be so thorough and I said no!
Wow. One thing they HATE is responsible spending and accountability in accounting.
Did you report the incident?
@@matthewjohns1758 no, the equipment was placed back on the appropriate Property Book and issued to the end users.
Jon Stewart becomes a serious debater, Journalist and interviewer since last few years. His questioning with knowledge is impeccable. Mehdi Hasan is another great Journalist who don't let their guest bounce around like kangaroos.
Honestly this is the most basic level of journalism the rest of the world expects in an interview. Most of the 'reporting' in the US doesnt meet the most basic journalistic standards of the rest of the world. Try watching Australian or British or NZ or even Canadian political interviews - when your pollies get hit by one they tend to get insulted.
I am impressed you have a sharp eye.
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Jon, please run for president!!!
If you say that, then you’re extremely naive… those guys are able to blow the head of a President and got away with it…
So, who's supposed to keep the fox out of the hen house? 😮 Really, it seems like nobody is being held accountable if this happens again and again. Are people hoping that they will find it under the mattress one day or just keep raising the debt ceiling with a wink and hand shake😢
Jon Stewart would make a great president !
Remember on September 10, 2001 when Donald Rumsfeld said they couldn't account for $2.3 TRILLION?