Trump wants a 4th of July military parade on Pennsylvania Avenue? Good idea?

[Timjoebillybob]

FIFY

Dang it, even when I try to be racist I can't pull it off.

 

[ikendrick15]

I think it would be kind of cool to see, but with the current political climate I think it would be a terrible idea especially since so many people already don’t trust the government because it’s basically a show of force.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Trump's military parade is now estimated to cost $92 million – $80 million more than earlier estimate

 

[T.Lex]

I wonder if they'll sell sponsor rights to defray the cost.

 

[T.Lex]

I'm reminded of another time there was a military Bonus March in DC.

 

[Sylvain]

Trump's military parade is now estimated to cost $92 million – $80 million more than earlier estimate

The official also said that experts put to rest concerns about whether the Abrams tank, which weighs just shy of 70 tons, would ruin infrastructure in Washington. Their analysis found that, because of the vehicle's distributed weight and track pads, the streets of the nation's capital would not be compromised.

In Paris the city complained about the tanks and for several years they didn't take part in the parade.

The Army says the tanks don't dammage the roads but the city says it's costing them 200,000 euros after each parade to fix the road.

 

[PaulF]

I thought $92,000,000 sounded like a lot of money, but then I realized you could only buy 657 copies of my house for that.

It blows my mind how small an amount of money that is to the Washington DC “elites”.

 

[Denny347]

Needless waste of money.

 

[PaulF]

Needless waste of money.

If they charge $10 a head they only need 9,200,000 paying spectators to break even.

Maybe he could get a sweetheart corporate sponsor with deep pockets to bankroll the parade, somebody like the Tashir group or Evraz!

 

[EPeter213]

If they want a "Show of force" parade, they should just get all of the American Gun Owners to Open Carry on the White House lawn.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

Why does it cost anything at all anyway? Don’t we already own the tanks and humvees? Aren’t we already paying the soldiers salaries? Are we renting a military to parade around the city? This is equipment and personnel that are already being paid for, instead of rolling them around on base, make a right turn and head down the city streets.

And to everyone referencing the nazi similarity, is it similar when we have air shows and fly f16’s for everyone to see the awesomeness of? I think it’s our tax money being spent on these machines, there’s no logical reason we shouldn’t be able to see them. Unless, of course, you truly wear a tinfoil hat and think this is the prelude to fema camps.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Wait, is this actually happening?

because...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/was...july-fourth-parade-fireworks-republicans.html

 

[ATM]

We could hire the Chinese army for our parading needs. Top notch for a fraction of the cost ...delivered.

[video=youtube;---g-f_I2yQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=---g-f_I2yQ[/video]

 

[actaeon277]

Why does it cost anything at all anyway? Don’t we already own the tanks and humvees? Aren’t we already paying the soldiers salaries? Are we renting a military to parade around the city? This is equipment and personnel that are already being paid for, instead of rolling them around on base, make a right turn and head down the city streets.

And to everyone referencing the nazi similarity, is it similar when we have air shows and fly f16’s for everyone to see the awesomeness of? I think it’s our tax money being spent on these machines, there’s no logical reason we shouldn’t be able to see them. Unless, of course, you truly wear a tinfoil hat and think this is the prelude to fema camps.

Depending on the source, some will include the cost of the salaries, and the cost of the weapons.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Pentagon announces there will be NO military parade in November, as originally requested by Trump. Statement says Pentagon and White House "have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019."

 

[DoggyDaddy]

We could hire the Chinese army for our parading needs. Top notch for a fraction of the cost ...delivered.

[video=youtube;---g-f_I2yQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=---g-f_I2yQ[/video]

They are snappy marchers...

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Mattis says whoever came up with the $92m number is "probably smoking something that's legal in my state."

 

[actaeon277]

Mattis says whoever came up with the $92m number is "probably smoking something that's legal in my state."

Well, why would a parade cost 92 million?
Could fuel costs and a bit of maintenance really cost that much?

 

[Denny347]

Regardless of the cost, it's still a total waste of money.

 

[ATM]

Regardless of the cost, it's still a total waste of money.

Why do you hate the Chinese?