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farglebargle -> RE: US blocks soldiers from websites (5/14/2007 3:32:24 PM)
Is it RIGHT for our troops to be replaced by Contractors getting paid 10 times what they are for the same job? Is it RIGHT for our troops to have that disparity in pay flaunted in their faces? Is it RIGHT for the United States to OUTSOURCE it's critical military operations? And should we CARE if mercenaries are snatched off the street and beheaded?

cyberdude611 -> RE: US blocks soldiers from websites (5/14/2007 3:40:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: farglebargle Is it RIGHT for our troops to be replaced by Contractors getting paid 10 times what they are for the same job? Is it RIGHT for our troops to have that disparity in pay flaunted in their faces? Is it RIGHT for the United States to OUTSOURCE it's critical military operations? And should we CARE if mercenaries are snatched off the street and beheaded? Is it right for a company to fire half their staff in order to move their operations overseas and hire workers at a quarter of the cost? No...but guess what...it still happends. That's one of the downsides of capitalism.

farglebargle -> RE: US blocks soldiers from websites (5/14/2007 3:42:36 PM)
But the Military isn't a Company, is it? Don't they have bigger goals and responsibilities? And therefore shouldn't we have bigger expectations? I would suggest that ATTEMPTING to run the military like a company was one of the primary causes of failure. Your troops didn't get the armor they needed, but KBR got their Cost+Plus. That's the priorities Bush has for the Troops. His business buddies profit comes BEFORE their safety and success. EVERY DOLLAR PAID KBR IS ONE LESS TO EQUIP THE TROOPS. Who supports the troops? Not the guys charging 100 bucks to do a bag of laundry...

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