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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: KLP who wrote (190477)6/29/2006 9:56:56 PM
From: geode00  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Iraq? Iraq? Gee, shades of Iraq.

There have been supply problems on armored Humvees -- remember those? Nope? ---- body armor, bullets (BULLETS) and even MREs. Yep, those guys are HUNGRY OUT THERE.

Plus the military is asking for billions BILLIONS to simply repair and replace equipment. That's on top of all the ongoing costs of the Iraq War For Profit conducted by incompetent yet greedy RightWingers.

The US can no longer afford the whims, the stupidity, the lies, the greed, the incompetence of the rightwing. Why don't you guys migrate to Iraq since you guys signed the check without regards to your bank balance.

You can wash dishes in the back to pay for your meal.

csmonitor.com

US Army equipment costs in Iraq, Afghanistan may triple
But decision to send old equipment back to US could signal future troop reductions.
By Tom Regan | csmonitor.com

The annual cost of replacing, repairing, and upgrading equipment for the US Army in Iraq and Afghanistan is expected to triple over the next year, to more than $17 billion, according to Army documents obtained by The Associated Press....All Headline News reports that costs related to both wars have climbed to half a trillion dollars since 2001...
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