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2006-06-27 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2006-06-27 00:08|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's basically used up. Worn to junk status. Not worth dragging back when units rotate out. this is to be expected. How's about a few Billion in oil revenue to pay for some of this ?

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-06-27 00:23|| 2006-06-27 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 What's that echo I hear in the distance? It's the donks whining about not finding UBL, etc.

Posted by Captain America 2006-06-27 00:24|| 2006-06-27 00:24|| Front Page Top

#3 $2.1 billion in equipment that must be replaced because of battle losses.

-About $6.5 billion for repairs.

-About $8.4 billion to rebuild or upgrade equipment.

-About $301 trillion lost to Katrina flooding.

No worries, the FEMA check should clear this afternoon.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-06-27 06:56|| 2006-06-27 06:56|| Front Page Top

#4 You don't think that this could be the Guardian blowing smoke up our asses do you?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-06-27 08:35|| 2006-06-27 08:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Army transformation is being paid for with funds dedicated for the Afghan and Iraq campaigns.

Posted by ed 2006-06-27 08:56|| 2006-06-27 08:56|| Front Page Top

#6 ed is right, the lion's share of the money is going into transformation, not repairing the old wheel.

Congress is very fickle about funding parts, even for new systems, so the military is very careful to order up replacement parts in the balloon payment up front. This is one of the reasons that new systems are so expensive--the replacement parts that come with them probably outweigh the thing in itself.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-27 09:38|| 2006-06-27 09:38|| Front Page Top

#7 i'm about tired of hearing how much the shit cost. if it helps keep OUR troops safe and a great military force then who gives a shit about a couple billion dollars. Hell i'm sure we gave more than that to drug dealers and killers after katrina anyway but no one bitched and complained

Posted by Greamp Elmavinter1163 2006-06-27 09:51|| 2006-06-27 09:51|| Front Page Top

#8 How about a few Billion of your tax dolllars to pay for this

Posted by bk 2006-06-27 10:09|| 2006-06-27 10:09|| Front Page Top

#9 #8 How about a few Billion of your tax dolllars to pay for this-bk

With pleasure, bk: I've never complained on April 15 since 9/11/01.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-06-27 15:29|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-06-27 15:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Army transformation is being paid for with funds dedicated for the Afghan and Iraq campaigns

One reason for this is that transformation is geared to support exactly the sort of jobs our military are doing in those countries.

Posted by lotp 2006-06-27 15:39|| 2006-06-27 15:39|| Front Page Top

#11 No problem on the tax thing. Especially if it was the Fair Tax! Support HR 25! -always looking for an opening to give the cheap plug :)

Posted by Broadhead6 2006-06-27 15:45|| 2006-06-27 15:45|| Front Page Top

#12 loooks like you got your answer bk and how many billions get spent on bullshit like lets say "THE BIG DIG"

Posted by Greamp Elmavinter1163 2006-06-27 16:38|| 2006-06-27 16:38|| Front Page Top

#13 So they're complaining that there are actual costs associated with waging war?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-27 17:37|| 2006-06-27 17:37|| Front Page Top

#14 The same idiots that complained about not having armored Humvees are now bitching that it costs too much to maintain them. These are probably the same dumba%%es that buy a new car and never change the oil in it.

The new vehicles and equipment will soon need to be reset and the costs associated with that will drive the supplementals even higher.

What really pisses me off here is the silent implication that the cost is not worth the effort. Anyone who wants to bitch about the cost of this war and its value should go and talk to the families of the 911 tragedy and get their opinion.

Posted by 49 Pan 2006-06-27 22:39|| 2006-06-27 22:39|| Front Page Top

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