Posted on 01/20/2018 8:40:32 AM PST by Vermont Lt
I received a text from my Son In Law who is deployed in Africa. He sent me a text photo of the TV in the O-Club. All it showed was the logo of AFN...and a statement that said due to the government shut down, AFN will remain off air until the issue is resolved.
Now, I know TV is not "essential." But I sure as hell would not want a few thousand troops to miss the Conference Finals later.
Talk about a morale suck.
Yes, there is money to keep them in Africa. It is called OCO, which used to be called GWOT. it will continue, just like approximately 80% of the rest of the government’s budget (medicare, medicaid, social security) even without an approved and signed current year spending bill.
JoMa
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