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2017-06-22 Afghanistan

Refurbishment of 53 Blackhawks for the Afghan troops has commenced: Pentagon

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Posted by Fred 2017-06-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 And metros can't get more police or patrol cars.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-06-22 00:41|| 2017-06-22 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 ..at least it would be American graft for the maintenance of the metro vehicles rather than graft for, most likely undone, maintenance of the Afghan vehicles.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-06-22 08:29|| 2017-06-22 08:29|| Front Page Top

#3 And metros can't get more police or patrol cars.

Plush bennies to cater to powerful public unions do have that effect on municipal budgets. Decertify public unions and institute hiring based strictly on civil service exams, and the problem goes away.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-06-22 18:00|| 2017-06-22 18:00|| Front Page Top

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