thank you for your comments. all well made points although i disagree. my comments were not meant to address the morality of this particular war. sixty years ago had the 18 and 19 year olds had the same feelings as their current comtemporaries we would all be speaking german. this war has to be properly funded and equipped. however wrong the reason for being there, we can't just leave and we can't give our men and women pebbles and sling shots and expect them to win. it is easy to pick the big targets while congress consistently pulls the fast one while we are not looking. i'm talking specifically about the pork barrel spending that is attached to every damn law that anyone tries to pass. we have spent several millions of dollars to see whether fruit flys are allergic to hot sauce but can't appropriate funds for sick and injured veterans. you are right our priorities are screwed up. we attacked the tail of the snake and left the venomus head to strike yet again. i see your point and i understand it and thank you very, very much for your comments. i enjoy the dialog and keep lighten up them stogies.

joe