“Our military, Congress, and the American people deserve nothing less than total transparency on the lessons the Army has identified so that we may use those lessons to avoid costly, and too often deadly, mistakes of the past.” . . . ..…

More problematic is that the Pentagon is treated with quasi-religious reverence because it represents the United States military. Congress also views the DoD as a glorified federal jobs program. . Because of its vaunted position, the Department of Defense is lavished with taxpayer dollars..…