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Submitted by Rick on Tue, 01/03/2006 - 12:36pm.
From the Olympian:
Maybe the workers can meet and talk about how there isn't enough money to build housing for homeless people.
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I think they're discussing wa
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Tue, 01/03/2006 - 3:09pm.I don't think the City should be building conference space, though.
Rick - There's plenty of mone
Submitted by Rob Richards on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 9:38am.I agree, there's too much spe
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 11:08am.On defense? I don't think it should be an unlimited budget but I do think we need to maintain and ensure military superiority.
I think we could spend a quar
Submitted by Rob Richards on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 11:27am.I think we focus too much on
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 11:29am.The only way to win a war is by putting people into a situation. You don't win by slinging missiles.
I agree with TFI. I will
Submitted by Deep Diver on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 5:20pm.I will say that technology does a lot to prepare the way for the boots to hit the ground, lowering the risk to the men in the field when it comes time to stare into the eyes of the enemy.
Having been in the Navy, I ca
Submitted by Rob Richards on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 6:42pm.Of course.I wasn't advocating
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 8:53pm.I wasn't advocating abandoning funds directed at technological advances, as the US Navy is a prime example of where they can be utilized.
I think Rumsfeld has focused too much on trying to be high-tech in the Army.
Judging by the soldiers' repo
Submitted by Rob Richards on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 9:40pm.I had a cousin who was in Ira
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 11:06pm.His job was primarily to raid suspected insurgent housing (as depicted in "Gunner Palace").
I asked him point-blank about the equipment dilemma and, not being one to BS with me, stated that anyone who needed the necessary equipment had it. He did say, however, that the most difficult part of the initial invasion was keeping supplies up to the same pace as the troops on the front, with water being the most important (and one of the most difficult) resources to get your hands on.
So, do I think we can be doing better? Yes, I do. It's why I have been advocating the American War Machine be concentrated on producing military equipment, similar to the Second World War when every domestic effort was focused on the sole purpose of winning. President Bush hasn't asked anyone to sacrifice, which I think is one of the biggest mistakes of his administration.
If every domestic effort was done to advance the War Machine, I have no doubt we would enjoy the same success as our parents and grandparents.