Posted on May 23, 2015

Should Three Officers Who Failed To Halt The Construction OF A New Command Center In Afghanistan Now Be Held Accountable?

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The U.S. Government's Afghanistan spending watchdog is recommending disciplinary measures for two Army Generals and a Colonel, alleging that they were derelict in not stopping the construction of a $36 million command center at Camp Leatherneck; a facility that was ultimately never used and most likely never will be for it's intended purpose of coordinating and directing U.S. combat operations in southwestern Afghanistan. What say you? Should Senior Officers be held liable for wasteful government spending on projects they have direct oversight for? Why or why not?

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Yes! This was their duty, but due to their fears of Congressional scrutiny, they chose to do nothing; wasting $36 million on a facility we will likely never use.

No. Once Congress appropriates funds for a project, the law requires the project to be completed.

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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS

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What did the actual building contract say?

My guess is that spending watchdog is looking at the big picture without looking at the minutia. Sometimes the momentum of these contracts is so large you cannot stop them.

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Should Three Officers Who Failed To Halt The Construction OF A New Command Center In Afghanistan Now Be Held Accountable?

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