Temporary Archive: Suzanne Brockmann's Message Board

compared to toys love the F18, but need 100 guys on the ground more. Plus, were are paying for that many troops anyway, only they work at six times the rate and contract through Blackwater and Bechtel. But the deeper issue is that everyone should be at risk of ending up in the boots of some 18 year old trying to make some money for college or some 56 year old reservist trying to get enough points to retire. I know it is a tired old arguement, but as the WWII vets who knew the true price of war fall from the leadership ranks I want to see leaders have something personal at risk before they decide how important sending a bunch of kids into combat is