[Williams]

Things go wrong in war, there are shortages, and you use what you have. All agreed, BUT we've been there years now, the story is not new, and this is the richest nation on Earth. There is no factory that wants to turn out more metal and bullet proof glass if Congress passes say $1 billion to do the job??

The ONLY pass I will give is the soldier talked about pickinbg through rusted metal and cracked glass. They may be recycling useable stuff but still not an ideal situation.

[HairOfTheDog]

Things go wrong in war, there are shortages, and you use what you have. All agreed, BUT we've been there years now, the story is not new, and this is the richest nation on Earth. There is no factory that wants to turn out more metal and bullet proof glass if Congress passes say $1 billion to do the job??

What's more, this isn't close to being over. We need stuff today, and we need to be ramping up in a much larger way to be in this for the long haul. We are only just starting, and there is a sentiment that we are low on men and metal. This is an excellent time to ask for whatever money they need. The people support better stuff, and the people support a larger army. Write the checks.

[Grampa Dave]

Do you work for the AP when you post BS lies like this:

BUT we've been there years now, the story is not new, and this is the richest nation on Earth.

BS re 3 years. We didn't start bombing until March of 2003.

Some of you never miss the chance to take a shot at GW or the administration.

The history of our military is that we are short of stuff most of the time, but we found ways to get around it. We were short of stuff under JFK and LBJ when I served. We found ways to get around it.