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To: unclewest who wrote (103947)3/10/2005 5:21:50 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793799
 
<<The cost of a 50% pay raise and the current bonuses will increase the Pentagon budget by $200 billion a year.>>

Something tells me that won't float. Chops the new weapons way back. New weapons save our guys and make them more efficient. Daymn, back to the draft.



To: unclewest who wrote (103947)3/10/2005 5:28:29 PM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793799
 
Make changes to attract more enlistees, increase the efficiency of the troops we have, or reduce our demands on the military. Some combination of those options are what the policy makers have to choose from in my opinion.


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