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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: sea_biscuit who wrote (37589)2/17/2005 6:21:27 PM
From: geode00  Read Replies (1) of 173976
 
Heck, if people continue to vote with their feet and not join the national guard, reservists and regular military, we'll just have the most expensive mercenary military in history.

$100, $200, $350 K taxfree to go to Iraq and do the same thing as a soldier getting paid a 1/10th of that?

Exactly where does all this money come from anyway and how do those who really need the money get a hold of it?

======= If I heard this correctly from the Frontline piece on Rummy's War, the original MILITARY estimate for Iraq was 560,000 troops. I believe this is also what would be required for NK should that situation go totally to pot.
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