US Military Pays $400 A Gallon For Fuel In Afghanistan
10-18-2009 | 08:48 PM
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This is were your Tax money gose :thumbsdown:
this is just nuts.
they should just save the money and spend it on better things like hospital, schools......
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration...in-afghanistan-
This is were your Tax money gose :thumbsdown:
this is just nuts.
they should just save the money and spend it on better things like hospital, schools......
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration...in-afghanistan-
10-18-2009 | 09:15 PM
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This ranks right up there with the $800 hammers and $300 toilet seats. Please, rest assured your military is not that stupid. These budgetary anomalies are actually a great way to conceal funding for black ops (of which there are thousands).
10-18-2009 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='1035436' date='Oct 18 2009, 11:15 PM
This ranks right up there with the $800 hammers and $300 toilet seats. Please, rest assured your military is not that stupid. These budgetary anomalies are actually a great way to conceal funding for black ops (of which there are thousands).
10-19-2009 | 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='1035418' date='Oct 19 2009, 06:48 AM
:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:
This is were your Tax money gose :thumbsdown:
this is just nuts.
they should just save the money and spend it on better things like hospital, schools......
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration...in-afghanistan-
This is were your Tax money gose :thumbsdown:
this is just nuts.
they should just save the money and spend it on better things like hospital, schools......
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration...in-afghanistan-
10-19-2009 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='1035436' date='Oct 19 2009, 12:15 AM
This ranks right up there with the $800 hammers and $300 toilet seats. Please, rest assured your military is not that stupid. These budgetary anomalies are actually a great way to conceal funding for black ops (of which there are thousands).
The NSA orders a lot of $300 10 packs of skillcraft ballpoint pens.
10-19-2009 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='1036226' date='Oct 20 2009, 10:10 AM
cost of this war ... multiply this by the number of US lives lost already! Do we really expect to change the way of life in this region of the world? ?
it will go on for ever
10-19-2009 | 08:08 PM
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The thing it doesn't tell is what type of fuel. Having license for almost every Marine Corps combat vehicles I can
tell you there are multiple types, all for other reasons. The main one being diesel. Another is JP8. Almost every truck out there has a
Armor to protect the troops. Which makes every vehicle burn even more fuel(but is necessary to keep them from harm) . Afghanistan is a different war then Iraq. It is a logistical nightmare. But everything we do is for a reason
I can tell you that your money is not being wasted by the military. The military has built multiple schools out their because the
Terrorist destroy them. We are there to help them and mentor them.
tell you there are multiple types, all for other reasons. The main one being diesel. Another is JP8. Almost every truck out there has a
Armor to protect the troops. Which makes every vehicle burn even more fuel(but is necessary to keep them from harm) . Afghanistan is a different war then Iraq. It is a logistical nightmare. But everything we do is for a reason
I can tell you that your money is not being wasted by the military. The military has built multiple schools out their because the
Terrorist destroy them. We are there to help them and mentor them.
10-19-2009 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by JETBLACK530I' post='1036246' date='Oct 19 2009, 11:08 PM
The thing it doesn't tell is what type of fuel. Having license for almost every Marine Corps combat vehicles I can
tell you there are multiple types, all for other reasons. The main one being diesel. Another is JP8. Almost every truck out there has a
Armor to protect the troops. Which makes every vehicle burn even more fuel(but is necessary to keep them from harm) . Afghanistan is a different war then Iraq. It is a logistical nightmare. But everything we do is for a reason
I can tell you that your money is not being wasted by the military. The military has built multiple schools out their because the
Terrorist destroy them. We are there to help them and mentor them.
tell you there are multiple types, all for other reasons. The main one being diesel. Another is JP8. Almost every truck out there has a
Armor to protect the troops. Which makes every vehicle burn even more fuel(but is necessary to keep them from harm) . Afghanistan is a different war then Iraq. It is a logistical nightmare. But everything we do is for a reason
I can tell you that your money is not being wasted by the military. The military has built multiple schools out their because the
Terrorist destroy them. We are there to help them and mentor them.
10-19-2009 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='1036284' date='Oct 19 2009, 08:40 PM
$400 a gallon doesn't add up, for any fuel type, for any type of vehicle, regardless of amount of armor on the vehicle. period.