Opponents of retirement of the A-10 are under the illusion that the purpose of the military is to defend the nation and fight wars.That is just so quaint and full of machismo! The purpose of the military in the modern enlightened world is to use it as a crucible for the perfection of society, a proving ground for the theories of social organization that spring from the scientific minds of the smartest people in America who reside in our Universities.
Your comment got me wondering if there had been any update on the soldier who died in Texas after returning from taking care of Ebola patients in Africa. Looks like the latest update is that the Army is stalling the autopsy but assures us that he didn’t die of Ebola. Meanwhile they are evaluating the threat to the neighborhood. It isn’t clear from the story I saw whether the neighborhood is still sealed off or if the ‘pool of vomit’ has been cleaned up.