JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
Meanwhile, YOUR PRESIDENT can't put his foot down and arrange for our
soldiers to have the protective gear they need. They have to get it
from a CHARITY. Otherwise, they are at high risk of coming home with
brain injuries that are more prevalent in this war than any other.

It isn't as simple as you make it sound, Joe. Military equipment is always
undergoing testing and modification, even during wartime. There are three
helmet systems in use, and they are being retro-fitted with the new padding
system. Even without the new padding system, the helmets are incredibly
effective. I know from experience. With the new padding system, it's even
better solving some of the issues with blast concussion.

Operation Helmet began providing new liners before official testing and
adoptation was completed by the military. And they have helped in getting
them out faster than thru normal military channels. This has nothing to do
with Bush. It has to do with the process that all military gear goes through
from the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, a process that has been in place during
many administrations.

In fact, some of the first helmet pads sent out by Operation Helmet, outside
of approved channels, were defective and actually aggravated blast
concussions. This problem has been solved as the design used by SOCOM
helmets. Since September last year, all new helmets issued have had the new
padding system. Retro-fit kits are also being distributed on a priority
basis so that the front-line soldiers get them first.

Compare the numbers. A few arrests vs. thousands of at-risk soldiers,
all because YOUR PRESIDENT is busy playing video games, dancing
through Latin America, and playing with himself.

That's the kind of hyperbole that just trashes any positive points you're
trying to make.

YOUR PRESIDENT, who says "support the troops".




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Dave
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