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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Mar 2013
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Thank you so much...
On 5/17/2013 12:02 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 5/17/13 10:42 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 17 May 2013 06:57:25 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 5/16/13 11:20 PM, wrote:
The thing most people don't know or chose to ignore is that our
withdrawal from Iraq was only the DoD people. We left 20,000-30,000
"contractors" there to do what the military was doing. It is good for
the government because dead contractors don't come home to Dover in
flag draped coffins.
It is not any cheaper tho.
I suppose the real question is whether we have any reason to be there
in the first place.
Many of the "contractors" are in Iraq because of greed, and nothing
more. If they come home dead, it is because they were willing to take
the risk for the money. I doubt most uniformed military personnel joined
up because of the money.
greed? now being paid is greed? People join the military for the same
reason they become firemen, police or teachers. It is a job they can
get with their qualifications. They become contractors because the pay
is a bit better usually because of their military training.
If folks like you had not ended the draft, we would not need contract
soldiers.
I didn't end the draft. The draft was terminated during a Republican
administration. I protested the war against Vietnam, but never the draft.
In what manner did you protest?
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