http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...052203751.html

One blogger made this observation

http://capitalgainsandgames.com/blog...ns-teapot-dome

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The all volunteer army has been a disaster. The corporate business like structure of the U.S. army is a disgrace and a cancer.

It has led to intense corruption,malignant stupidity and outright theft.

You are malignantly stupid beyond belief. It's been pretty-well established that you don't know one damned thing about the US military. Must you continue to prove it?

Since at the department procurement level the Army is and always has been "volunteers" and political appointees, on what do you base your stupid accusation?

The career force of the US military has always been volunteers; which, renders your baseless opinion as empty as your head.

Get a freakin' clue, huh?

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There's been talk about money being handed out and disappearing without any accountability for quite a while. It's disgusting.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/feb/08/usa.iraq1

That said, it's not the fault of the military. It's the fault of the leaders.

GS is simply pathetic.

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When the Founding Fathers protected our right to free speech, I think that meant we were supposed to use it.
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When will that light click on inside your head and demand you stop seeking a reply from me? How many posts and threads has it been now, where quoting me as if I would ever reply.

Use that big brain and take a hint.

I will not, under any circumstances talk, engage in, or debate you expect to remind you, that you're a waste of time.

I will never reply to you in any meaningful way. You have proven to be a hostile personality, valuing insults over substance and tirades over civility.

Again, stop seeking an answer from me.

You will never get it.

I don't think he cares if you reply to him or not. He's just pointing out that you're ignorant beyond belief. It's merely observation.... an accurate one, but observation nonetheless.

No need for you to respond. We can all observe the same thing.

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When the Founding Fathers protected our right to free speech, I think that meant we were supposed to use it.
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Are you going to sit there and agree to call me names?

Or are you going to put your money where your mouth is and discuss the actual issue?

Tell me where your point of contention is, and I will respond to it appropriately.

Calling me names, making broad accusations or agreeing with someone else hurling insults does nothing - I repeat - nothing to enhance any legitimate criticism you might have of my posts.

Throwing insults expose a member of message board with no class, no values and a shrewd hostility towards substantive discourse.

Either discuss the issue and bring serious arguments to the table; or go about your day thinking calling another poster names qualifies as serious discussion.

It's really up to you.

How do you discuss "facts" with someone who draws conclusions like you do? You aren't talking about facts. You're spewing opinion... and it's pretty ugly in there... so what "facts" would you have others debate?

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"Trust none of what you hear And less of what you see" Springsteen
When the Founding Fathers protected our right to free speech, I think that meant we were supposed to use it.
69 days left http://www.backwardsbush.com/

Again, are you going to discuss the issue?

Or will you waste everyone's time talking about me, as if I personally have anything to do with the claims I made.

You aren't responsible for your own trashtalk? Are you channeling someone else, perhaps?

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"Trust none of what you hear And less of what you see" Springsteen
When the Founding Fathers protected our right to free speech, I think that meant we were supposed to use it.
69 days left http://www.backwardsbush.com/

Again, are you going to discuss the issue, are you going to challenge the claims I made with seriousness?

They are there plain as day waiting for a response that isn't 'you're wrong because you're so ignorant!'

Or are you going to continue to launch unrelated nonsense like "You aren't responsible for your own trashtalk? Are you channeling someone else, perhaps."

Discuss the claims with substance, or fuck off to another thread and let your laziness prevail.

OMG! Can't account for it? What does that mean? They don't have a paper trail? I have to laugh when I hear stuff like this. Having worked for the Government and its accounting office I can tell you they operate under rules that are about as removed from reality as to be certifiably insane. What that might mean is that the backup documents are not in proper format, or not verifiable, or not using the proper f--king font!
It doesn't mean someone hasn't tried to justify it or attempted to provide the information that they need it just means they don't or won't recognize it and won't until it's all in order, which could take years.
When I worked for the Feds overseas we got a per diem. I could eat for $15/ day and stay at a hotel for $25/ day but my per diem was $190/ day?? Why, because you have to bribe the postal worker to get your mail, the maid and hotel manager to keep your stuff from getting stolen, the police at every little town you came to, the government workers, etc, etc, etc. U.S. accounting rules do not recognize graft as a legitimate expense so our company got around it by giving us enough and calling it a per diem and the Fed project manager had the good sense to give it the nod because he was realistic.
Now, if I had been a federal employee like our soldiers I/ we wouldn't have had that option. No, you have to have receipts for everything. Remember our troops are taught to be soldiers not accountants.

Wow.

I wish you had bothered to read the article. Your post has nothing to do with the claims made in the article especially the part about "Remember our troops are taught to be soldiers not accountants."

Read the article.

Could you explain what you mean by this. Its a broad-sweeping statement.

I am queasy about firms like Blackwater - with its neoNazi like symbolism and all - but I'm not sure why a volunteer army is a disaster and a worse option than an enlisted army.

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The empiricist will change his opinion in light of contrary evidence. The ideologue will retain his opinion despite contrary evidence.

Why do you assume I seek an answer from you? You make a complete fool of yourself and I just like to help you out in that endeavor by highlighting it.

Contrary to your baseless accusation, you don't respond to me because you can't. Not responding ... except for the countless times you have informed me you're not responding to me ... only proves that fact.

Let's take your response to the original post for example. Stupid. Period. A display of absolute ignorance on your part. You've started two other threads making the same baseless claim and just got your ass whooped so bad by any and everybody that felt like it I'm surprised you haven't donned a paper bag over your head, changed your ID and moved to another board.

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