Bill Barber
Well-Known Member
Funny thing Eddie, we were singing the same coming into Oakland airport on a commercial flight (1968) getting spit on by the protestors:angry:
No one in Congress, Pentagon, or WhiteHouse wants to end these wars. There is too much money to be made by helping out the war suppliers.
the most powerful country in the world could be defeated by a much less conventional army.
Its been bugging me lately how the media has dubbed the conflict in Afghanistan as "the next Vietnam."
If they are not willing to fight for their own freedom, then they do not deserve freedom, and we should not force it upon them.
If they are not willing to fight for their own freedom, then they do not deserve freedom, and we should not force it upon them.
With inlistments in the tank, do we even have enough troops to send.
The Army, in particular, has struggled to fill its ranks, admitting more high school dropouts, overweight youths and even felons.
Carr said that given the success this year, the Pentagon is cutting its $5 billion recruiting budget by 11 percent for next year.
Wonder what the payscale is today for an infantry Grunt? In 66 I think I got 88 bux a month in the navy.
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