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What a crock! Of course we lack the equipment you silly people of the press. Why would you buy equipment you don't need? I don't own a tractor or a steam roller and would feel pretty silly if I did. But rest assured at the first sign of needing one or the other I'll be buying it, pronto!

This is not a crock. Not by a long shot. If you lack the equipmeint you need, you can't do your job. This isn't about having exceess stuff you don't need. It's like having a fire department with leaky hoses, worn and inadequate flame suits, and trucks that need maintainance.

This isn't about having extra stuff you don't need. It's about not having the basics you need to do your job.

We are talking about deciding to build, equip and staff two new fire stations in a part of a city that already has a well functioning fire presence but suddenly needs more. It's not about leaking hoses and out of date trucks and that sort of thing. Sticking with your example of fire protection no department could several new companies from existing stocks of equipment. There's a big difference between having spare equipment for existing demands and adding additional capabilities.

Much of my statement was sarcasm aimed at the MSM for the fact that they find fault, usually major fault, with anything this administration does.

But I stand by the premise of my post, I would not expect us to have everything it takes to add 21,000 combat troops to the area. These troops would normally not be going en masse into one area, but rather be rotating through existing operations a thousand here, a thousand there.

Sorry if I left off the </sarcasm> tag!