The War Business: A Sam Raven Thriller by Brian Drake

Author:Brian Drake [Drake, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781647347499
Publisher: Wolfpack Publishing
Published: 2021-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Nobody went light with dinner. They piled plates high with tri-tip, vegetables, and buttered corn on the cob. Everyone chewed quietly for ten minutes. Then Aaron said, “How’s business, Dad?”

Mark wiped his mouth with a napkin. “We lost a contract to Boeing.” He told the story of the Pentagon general’s visit. “It’s very upsetting. But it happens.”

A light wind kicked up, bringing with it a chill as the sun continued its descent behind the mountains. Automatic lights snapped on to keep the patio out of the dark.

“It doesn’t put your company in jeopardy, does it?” Raven said.

“No, but it will hurt the bottom line at the end of the year. We still have active contracts, but if the government’s cost-cutting continues, the next set of bids when those contracts come up will be tough.”

“You’ll have to undercut yourself.”

“Yes,” the older Osborne said. “Then we’ll feel pain.”

“I always thought the words ‘government’ and ‘cost-cutting’ were mutually exclusive,” Raven said.

“Maybe it’s not the best description. They want to spend less money, but they still want their bombs.”

“We seem to drop a lot of them in recent years, yeah.”

“We have to defend America, Mr. Raven. I thought you’d understand the need.”

“One of the reasons I work on my own now,” Raven said, “is the so-called need to defend the United States and its allies became less of a need and more of a way for certain corporations to stay in the black while kicking back to the Feds. We fight wars for profit, not defense.”

Mark Osborne's face went blank. Aaron stopped eating to glare across the table at Raven.

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