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To: Just_Observing who wrote (49442)	6/6/2002 2:11:37 PM
From: Trio	Respond to of 64865

Sure I can - First I'm not comparing lives; I'm comparing financial costs. FWIW In WWII we did not have the technilogical superiority we have today which certainly contributed to greater loss of life. Additionally, communications are much faster today and people can be moved into or out of harms way much easier. Schwartzkopf's book It Doesn't Take a Hero is a great read about how the military, at least in the Gulf War, greatly improved since Vietnam. My main point is: Do you know how other countries care for their servicemen? Not well. I wonder what percentage of our military spending is allocated to family services, insurances, uniforms, etc. We equip our people far better than anyone else and we have more people to equip and care for than anyone except China who treats their soldires like so many ants. Being the world's only superpower carries responsibilities...period. Do we overspend? Yes, I believe we do, but it's not all to be laid at the President's feet (not withstanding the buck does ultimately stop there.) Regards, TRIO