7 Huge Boondoggles That The Military Should Cut Right Now

Lost in the apocalyptic talk about automatic $50 billion cuts to the military is the simple fact that there is plenty of fat to cut.

Starting with some of the more bombastic weapons programs: it cost the Pentagon $400 billion just to research and develop the F-35, a plane that currently can't even fly.

Surely, with a nip here and a tuck there, the Pentagon can find its way without starving to death.