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The troop withdrawal created a ton of surplus armament. Through the so-called “1033 program,” police departments can acquire excess military gear from the Pentagon for free.

Source: https://www.stephensemler.com/p/how-the-iraq-war-turbocharged-police

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[–] errer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Maybe, but this plot doesn’t show that.

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

am I losing it? the picture says the name of the federal program