The bill for the Republicans' Iraq adventure. We haven't even seen it yet, let alone begun to pay.
According to 13 News in Hampton Roads, VA, "The Commission on the Guard and Reserve says soldiers use hardware their grandfathers used, and that so much gear is in Iraq, nine out of ten units do not have what they need to do their jobs, so they cannot defend against a major attack here at home."
Units are even less combat-ready now than they were a year ago, when the Commission reported that 88% of units were unprepared for combat.
Feeling safer yet?
Seeing "no reasonable alternative to the nation's continuing increased reliance on its reserve components," the Commission recommended that those components be upgraded to serve as a fully operational part of national defense. However, it warned that the price tag would be high.
Feeling wealthier?
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