Why not? Were they of the legal age to drink in Aruba?
As for our troops - they are trained, armed, protected. They are not unaware of danger, nor are they running around in the middle of the night drinking.
You have obviously never been in the military.....trained and armed, yes....protected? Not in the sense that you mean. And your last statment is just niave.
Your ignorance of the knowledge I have of the military is not even worth discussing. This is a serious case of a poor missing girl. Did you get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning? I have stated my opinions, without criticizing you. Please be a good FReeper and do the same.