On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:47:31 GMT, "tony thomas"
wrote:

I read the first 5 or 6 posts and all I saw was requests for popcorn, junk
food, pleasure type things. Some said some 220 to 110 adapters but not what
they are for. My guess is probably to run things the army does not provide
such as hair dryers, electric razors, etc... These are not necessities that
the Government is not providing. These are pleasures.

I not saying that we can certainly make life easier/better for the soldiers
but I did not see anything about infected food, no hygene products, no basic
needs of life, etc...
One even said they had air conditioning and heat.

Last time I was in the Army - we did not have A/C.
The Army is all volunteer. They know what they are signing up for.

As I said, we can make it nicer and why not but the Gov is not responsible
for making it nice. If they provided everyone w/ popcorn and junk food we
would get complaints about spending too much money and not feeding the
hungry at home instead.

I think you are making a big stink out of nothing.

Jeez, a voice of reason. You'll catch a lot of flak for that Tony.
Better dig your foxhole a little deeper.

You also sound like you've had some military experience, which the
biggest whiners around here haven't had.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes