[Salon] The return of the Overseas Contingency Ops slush fund?



There won't be any haircut for the DoD under this debt ceiling agreement, in fact, the idea that hawks will be able to get what they want under a new Ukraine aid supplemental is what sealed the deal. This is exactly how the military was able to end-run Obama-era budget caps during the Afghanistan War, by abusing the OCO. More from Connor Echols at Responsible Statecraft today: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/06/06/surprise-congress-likely-to-hide-defense-spending-in-new-ukraine-aid-bill/

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Kelley V


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