Posted on 10/29/2009 2:41:50 PM PDT by Flavius
The United States is cutting back on luxuries and distractions such as salsa and karaoke nights to free up space for troops fighting an increasingly violent eight-year war in Afghanistan.
Kandahar airfield is the main air transport hub for the U.S.-led NATO mission in Afghanistan and is so cramped its sewage pool is almost overflowing. But the plan to cut recreational facilities is causing a bigger stink.
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I agree with this. The grunts in the field and in obscure fire bases don’t have the same luxuries that those “in the rear with gear” get. I noticed during my Marine Corps career that a good number of army and air force support troops had a certain entitlement mentality, that their morale was somehow more important than the mission. Even without the Starbucks, karoke, and salsa, they have it 100 times better than the trigger pullers. These guys need to suck it up and do their job.
Your opinions please.
Do they mean salsa dancing, or salsa and chips. Because I don’t see the problem with shipping a couple cases of Tostitos.
The Army infantry units I served in never got any of the cold beer and ice cream crap everyone seems to think was there for the asking. We stayed out ihe boonies almost all the time not seeing the base camp for months at a time.
I say if Obama the Fake gets his Salsa Nights why can't our Troops have equal treatment?
(Saoirise, is that your understanding? Coffee being a topic near your heart.;’))
I saw the original report and it’s a shame that some people just remember the headline and think that this is the norm. Every year, Marine Corps Family Foundation sends Operation Santa-USMC to troops out in the field who barely have a minute to catch their breath. In Afghanistan they live in tents in the most rugged conditions. This might be the only package some of these grunts get their entire deployment. Please check out the website and donate if you feel so inclined.
OOHRAH! sean327
Katie
http://marinecorpsfamilyfoundation.org/
“I saw the original report and its a shame that some people just remember the headline and think that this is the norm. Every year, Marine Corps Family Foundation sends Operation Santa-USMC to troops out in the field who barely have a minute to catch their breath...”
Those were my thoughts too, Katy. Some light propaganda in this piece so that Obama won’t be seen in a bad light for defunding something that helps build troop morale by allowing them a short relief in the midst of the hell of patrol and battle readiness.
“Victory for Obama Over Military Lobby [And Loss for U.S. and Obama Says “More Waste To Cut”!]”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373359/posts
But hey, as long as Obama, Michelle and the White House staff get their Salsa Nights who’se thinking about the troops.
“Michelle Obama Might Have a New Dance Partner in Miami”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363649/posts
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