Writes Jack Mayer: “This is a snippet from CNN.com article regarding the closure of Walter Reed Hospital in D.C.: “‘One-time costs, including construction and renovations, would total $989 million. The Pentagon would save $301 million over 20 years, the commission said. The current hospital has about 185 beds, but the expanded facility would have 340.’ “Let me see if my math is correct: Assuming the ‘One-time costs…’are to expand the existing Bethesda Naval hospital that will replace the aging Walter Reed, it will take the federales nearly three generations(!) to save those pesky ‘One-time’ costs. So taking an existing Naval … Continue reading ‘Base Closing’: Another Pentagon Scam