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To: USA Conservative

And to think that it wasn’t that long ago that our military was so underfunded that they were forced to cannibalize vehicles and aircraft in order to stay operational. What a waste.


14 posted on 09/01/2021 8:22:35 AM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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And to think that it wasn’t that long ago that our military was so underfunded that they were forced to cannibalize vehicles and aircraft in order to stay operational.

Gives you an idea about how long these aircraft and tanks will be usable.

21 posted on 09/01/2021 8:33:17 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the left, truth is right-wing extremism.⭐⭐)
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We had no armor on our vests nor the hummers during Desert Storm.

Those that had the vest (with plates) bought them with their own money. :P


35 posted on 09/01/2021 3:16:28 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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