At least some of those aren’t monkeys. Monkeys have tails the one hanging on the curtain clearly has no tail. Nor do I see a tail attached to any of the others.
To me most look like chimpanzees. But the one on the curtain has a bare but which suggests baboon.
So to the 1,000 indeterminate (perhaps great) apes….?
Yeah, the USN screwed the pooch for sure. LCS and Ford are disasters. Definitely a reflection on poor program management, pie in the sky goal, less than adequate build infrastructure, and probably not a little bit of corruption.
F-35 had it’s teething problems but it’s apparently ready for prime time there are about a dozen foreign buyers including Israel and multiple in Europe. Everything points to the fact that it’s one of the best ever. But, sure, the detractors point out the issued from years ago because, you know, things never get better.
That said, we can afford it if we don’t give a way $Billions to pay people to not work, shut the country down insuring poverty for all, give $Billions to dubious causes and countries that hate us, and let unknown millions of people enter the country, some of whom are likely terrorists, with full benefits. But nope, buying those votes is more import the the ONE THING the federal government is there for: defending the country against potential foes. You don’t do that with a militia, it, unfortunately, takes a standing army with weapons well maintained and training to use such. Takes money.
Or both.