Moreover, it's an ability to think constructively

Billions queued for JSF, FCS, and DDX and what is routinely cited for fostering greater receptivity in Pakistan and Indonesia, two key battlegrounds, in the past two years - the contributions made by the inexpensive US Navy hospital ship, the Mercy, after the tsunami, and transport helicopters after the earthquake.

Long-range budgeting have long moved away from being strategic planning documents to winks and nods among the partners in the iron triangle - defense contractors, wastrel congressional reps, and service leadership lining up for positions in the corporate sector.