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In reply to the discussion: GOP Senator Calls Veteran’s Care ‘Entitlement’ We ‘Can’t Afford’ [View all]atreides1
(16,139 posts)The previous administration wanted more flag draped coffins and fewer wounded...why else would you send in units that were not properly equipped or properly trained...because a higher body count would have been less expensive!
Unfortunately, as has happened in the past...soldiers were able to improvise and adapt to the situation they were placed in...whether it was welding armor onto Hummers and other non-armored vehicles...or having the folks back in the states sending body armor to those who were never issued any!
Because of this ingenuity, the body count wasn't as high as the cowards in the White House, Congress, and the Pentagon had hoped for...let's face a fact, it's a lot cheaper to provide a one time lump sum payment for the contents of a body bag, then it is to pay for the lifetime treatment of a soldier with either psychological or physical wounds!
So, Senator Sessions can go fuck himself...and when he does, it should be with the Washington Monument!