You've got to protect those monopolies
Here's the Bush administration's latest effort to protect its favored monopolies:
That's what I call "supporting the troops."
WASHINGTON - Soldiers will no longer be allowed to wear body armor other than the protective gear issued by the military, Army officials said Thursday, the latest twist in a running battle over the equipment the Pentagon gives its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.Of course, this means that many soldiers will have no body armor at all since the government is still not supplying adequate quantities. If I recall correctly, it's also true that the government is charging wounded soldiers the cost of their damaged body armor.
Army officials told The Associated Press that the order was prompted by concerns that soldiers or their families were buying inadequate or untested commercial armor from private companies — including the popular Dragon Skin gear made by California-based Pinnacle Armor.
That's what I call "supporting the troops."
posted by walldon | 9:26 AM
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Funny, I was raised to think that the willingness of the American military to improvise was one of its greatest strengths. (A lot of those old values are gonzo under The Regime. Guess I'm just too conservative.) And here I thought Rumsfeld was wanting to fight against military bureaucratization-- except when there are profits to be made, I guess.
Somebody suggested that the Democrats bill themselves as "the party of the troops", in contrast to that other "party of the military."
Ending a pointless and illegitimate war is supporting the troops.
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