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2007-06-20 Iraq

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Posted by 0369Grunt 2007-06-20 11:45|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Yeah, yeah, yeah - I heard the same crap in Nam, mostly by Army bigwigs that spent all their time in the DC area. The effectiveness of US military personnel depends upon training, not quarters and "amenities". Why should troops be miserable just because they're in a combat zone? Troops have a habit of turning wherever they are into "home", complete with whatever luxuries they can buy, build, borrow or steal. Remember the article a few months ago about a Special Forces base in Afghanistan that included "showers"? Case in point. This idiot needs to be demoted, retired, and shipped somewhere where his words won't harm anyone. He's just another parasite in "public service".

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-06-20 15:32|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-06-20 15:32|| Front Page Top

#2 There is an advantage to being nimble.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-06-20 18:26|| 2007-06-20 18:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Troops have a habit of turning wherever they are into "home", complete with whatever luxuries they can buy, build, borrow or steal.

Yes. In this case, it's being supplied.

And these are Marines, not Army. All the difference in the world.

Posted by Pappy 2007-06-20 21:23|| 2007-06-20 21:23|| Front Page Top

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