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Originally posted by GonePhishing
Well,
The military was not exactly slashed in the Clinton years, funds were being used differently. Deployment was not being doubled. Soldiers and military personal were not as active in those years.
Currently, I am all for taking care of our soldiers. They are not the ones that I have a problem with. Bush wants more the military because he is putting them through a nightmare in Iraq.
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Ok, FIRST off...I'm not a Bush fan at ALL...
Secondly, what planet do you live on?
I was in the military for 12+ years, starting in the Reagan era...all through Bush 1, and all through Clinton...
and YES Clinton did slash the fuck out of the military....
reality check...
PS, our ops tempo rose a fucking TON and the cash was through the floor...people were leaving at 18 years cuz they didn't want to deal with that crap anymore...
so please, refresh my memory on how fucking wonderful it was....
PPS: I do agree with you on one thing, this second dealing with Iraq has been totally fucked on many levels...