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	Name:	Feb -
	Subject:	Our Grandchildren
	Date:	10/31/2006 12:17:42 PM

Excellent Point. Who is going to suffer from the ever staggering National Debt? Who is going to have a Hollow Military because we have burnt it all up in Iraq without replacing the equipment? Who is going to find it hard to have a volunteer miliary to include the National Guard and Reserve Forces because of three and most likely even more trip into combat zones and away from family?

No raising of taxes. Is the politics or fighting a war? No draft. Is this politics or is this fighting a war?

Ask your local recruitiers about meeting volunteer quotas? Would you encourage your Son/Daughter or Grandson/Granddaughter to volunteer for the military in this day in time?

Ask anyone (on the side) who works for any of the Materiel Commands in the Army, Navy or Air Force if their budgets are not being cut to support the War in Iraq while the equipment is being used up. Research and Development dollars are even being pulled that provides our Grandchildren with future warfighting capabilities. How old is M-1 Tank, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the Humvee? How old is the M-16? The Humvee was not supposed to be an armored vehicle. It was a replacement for the jeep. How old is the two and a half ton truck? I personally bought some of the most advanced electroncs equipment the Army is using today well over 20 years ago. How old is your car in your driveway?

We want even get into how well the Veterans Administration is equiped to help our Brave ones.

I will respect the right of any of you to have opposing views since I fought for you to have that right along with my rights to my view. Many of you have also fought for me and others to have opposing views.

I will not get into a lot of politics. I will only ask for you who support the current course and administration to wait a few years until this administration is out of office for your final evaluation. I personally believe there is much hidden that will be revealed when they are no longer in power and history is written. This is my honest personal opinion, and I am basing my beliefs upon it. History may prove me wrong.

If we are going to fight the war, then lets go to it with troop, money and equipment to win and to Hell with politics. Lets not just stay the course, lets move out and move ahead. I am sick and tired of the President telling the American People that "WE MUST UNDERSTAND". I think we understand well enough.