We've got a couple of soldiers here that have served in Iraq. They're being interviewed right now by Big Tom. Let me preface by saying that I have the utmost respect for anyone that serves...my best friend and former roommate is in the Marine Corps. I don't have a problem with our soldiers or our military. I understand how much they sacrifice to protect our country. I just have a real problem with the way our government is handling this mess...and they way our troops aren't being given the supplies they need.
The whole project they've got us doing is collecting of things like socks, underwear, razors, toothbrushes and stuff like that. I have NO problem with sponsoring a soldier for the holidays. I have no real problem with the project we're sponsoring. Our soldiers deserve our praise and assistance for what they do.
The issue I have with it all is the fact that we shouldn't have to do this. Our government should be supplying our soldiers with the best gear. Not just the best weapons, but the vital things that they need. The simple things. I mean, hellfire...socks and underwear? I freakin' can't believe that our military can drop sixty-five million bucks on one fighter jet, a million bucks on a smart bomb, and issue thousands of dollars of weapons to each soldier...yet they can't supply our soldiers socks and underwear and some of the familiarites of home. I'm A-OK with us sponsoring this project. However, I just don't think it should have to fall on the shoulders of the regular American citizens to buy them everyday things that our military should supply.
I know these care packages bring smiles to the faces of our soldiers...I support that. I guess I'm just trying to say...our care packages should contain the real necessities...cigarettes, Playboy and Maxim magazines, candy and goodies like that. :)
Maybe none of that made any sense...maybe it's just the liberal in me that is just trying to find something to bitch about this war. I dunno.
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Hey Justin, read the post and I wrote you a little response over at my blog so hop over and read it.
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