Its tax payer money , who cares?????????
Tax-funded DoD research is the backbone of the modern, hi-tech economy. But these technologies are dual-use. The companies that many of us take for granted are connected directly to the US military-intelligence complex.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-23/vicious-cycle-pentagon-creates-tech-giants-then-buys-their-services

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.