After reading yours and Loathe's threads.. 1) You should never, ever have to pay for your own gear. And you should have the best that science can come up with at your disposal. 2)The President should understand that a well fed, well cared for military means a stronger military that will be that much more effective should the need arise. 3) Obama has Gen. Colin Powell (RET) in his corner, whether Powell becomes a cabinet member remains to be seen, but I'm sure that he'll make his two cents know
"Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.", "Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us." "To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope." Just my opinion, but these don't sound like the words of a President who will abandon the military Bruce Sorge wrote: > Yes, it is all about dollars and cents. > Without money, we can't buy the parts we need to keep the vehicles running > to get us out to train. If we can't train, we are not ready to fight. We > can't afford the new equipment or the neccessary upgrades that are required > to keep us technologically superior. If we can't keep our technological > superiority, they we are not ready to fight. And they like to cut the number > of troops, which means they are going to start nit picking and kicking out > otherwise good soldiers just because they are a couple of pounds overweight. > And since they need less soldiers, they are slower to promote. And that > means that good soldiers are going to stalemate. Everyone will start looking > over their shoulders again and backstabbing each other so that they are not > axed. > I can go on and on, but I think that you see the picture. > > Again, I truely hope that these things don't happen. I hope that he picks > his generals and Sec Def based on their experience and willingness to keep > our military strong and ready at all times. > Time > > > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 7:02 PM, G Money wrote: > > >> Bruce, I know that military spending was cut under Clinton, and generally >> speaking this seems to be the case....Republicans spend more on military, >> Democrats generally cut military budgets. >> >> But can you get into some of the specifics as to why your military service >> was so miserable under Clinton, and what specific outcomes you fear from >> the >> Obama campaign? Is it all just a matter of dollars and cents? >> >> -- >> I'm only one, but not alone >> My finest day, is yet unknown >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:278568 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
