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Really well said, Prudy, from someone who is in a position to know. How rare !!!!
sno0wl
On 24 Dec 00, at 8:35, Prudence L. Kuhn wrote:
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> In a message dated 12/24/2000 6:58:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> <<
> It never took center stage as a campaign issue in the 2000
> presidential race, but President-elect George W. Bush in five weeks
> will be confronted by a major issue neither he nor Congress can
> afford to ignore: the potential for a systemic collapse of the U.S.
> armed forces within the next decade. >>
>
> Well that's right. Our military suffers from some of the worst
> management practices known to man. The appropriations system of
> funding from Congress adds to the problem. Clinton didn't help the
> problem, because I doubt that he was aware of it. He never was in the
> military, and most people who have not been "in" think that the
> generals are fit to run things. There have been some who were, but I
> doubt if there's one around now. We now have Dubya, and his
> experience with the military is that it is a bunch of guys who take
> orders from his daddy's friends. For him a year awol was no problem.
> Cheney somehow weaseled out of serving. Just who is going to remember
> that a strong military is not made by sending a ton of overpriced
> contracts to good family friends in industry? Throwing money at our
> military will not solve its problems. Prudy
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