"Renata" wrote in message
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Just read last week that, in the current defense authorization bill,
Congress cut ~4.5billion in spending on troop and real military
stuff/support to diminish the blow of adding $9 billion in PORK (a lot
of non-defense related stuff). Yup, priorities are clear. ANd to
show how things are muzzled these days, you didn't hear much from the
press about this, now did ya?

Yup, them thar Republicans are sure pro supporting the troops (both
parties actually had a hand in the pork, but only one party is in the
majority).


Given the history of democrats gutting the military and republicans
building it back up again, I would take this story with a grain of salt.
There's more to it than what you have shown. Just a guess, but the defense
strategists have been overhauling the focus of our military away from the
Cold War outpost mentality and more to quick reaction forces. Technology,
among other things, makes this possible, and probably saves money, too.

dwhite


Renata

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:46:50 -0700, "PJMalone"
wrote:
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Not that Bush's own "support of the troops" is anything for him to boast
about. What do you think of a president who's 2005 budget actually CUT
combat pay for the men and women in harms way? Congress overrode him on
this but Bush tried to cut it from $250 a month to $100.

-snip-

Pat