so are you saying that there was no problem with their lack of armor? On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They were unarmored because the units involved were light infantry, not even > supposed to have vehicles in most cases. > > A lot of the issues early on with supply can be laid directly at the feet of > the Clinton administration. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 3:07 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: Election Day Results Thread >> >> but ... it was republicans that sent soldiers out in >> unarmored vehicles. What would you actually like to see? >> That is my question. I was thinking about this today. I said >> an Obama administration should be held accountable also. But >> where to start? Obviously the economy. >> But how exactly?And what else? Guantanamo? How do you make that right? >> >> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >
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