Regarding the investigations
of financial irregularities at MacDill's SoCom:
As a veteran
and former defense contractor working for U.S. Central Command at
MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, I find the current Special
Operations Command investigations truly alarming.
With
controversy still swirling over the material preparedness of our
forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the perpetual underfunding of
the Department of Veterans Affairs, it is vital that every tax
dollar spent on defense contracting is used as efficiently and
effectively as possible.
Our veterans need care, our combat
troops need adequate protective gear, and the American people
deserve oversight and accountability, particularly when dealing with
multimillion-dollar contracts.
Working for U.S. Central
Command, I learned that our commanders need broad authority, not
added bureaucracy, to fulfill their role as protectors of American
freedom and liberty. However, we cannot allow blank checks and
"good-ol'-boy" deals to hijack American tax dollars.
If the
allegations of bribery, contract fixing and shady financial
transactions are found to be true, the administration has failed
American veterans, servicemembers and citizens.
Our military
is the best in the world. Our soldiers are highly trained and they
are held accountable if mistakes are made. The same must be true for
colonels, commanders and contractors.
Americans will stand
behind their troops 100 percent. Preferential treatment of
contractors and bribes cannot be allowed to undermine
them.
We must not let the culture of corruption in Washington
trickle down to our operation and command centers here in Florida.
We need accountability for all, from the top down and the bottom
up.
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