what i am writing is not about denigrating the us armed forces..since i was a member...but i read somewhere that during world war I--dupont chemical in wilmington was the sole manufacturer of powder used in the shells and ammo by our soldiers...in the four years of war they made profits ten times that of the 4 years preceeding the war (yes, i know the united states participation in the war was only roughly two years, but see, dupont sold to our allies and enemies alike)...I'm wondering how many billions halliburton and it's subsidiaries are making while this war drags on, and on and our military people are used as fodder and bled dry. I can't believe there are still people out there, military included, that think this is some noble cause---from my recent stint in the service an E1 makes about 1100 dollars a month...and he is assuming all the risk with no reward while companies like Halliburton are raping and pillaging foreign countries, and our tax dollars alike---yet i still hear and read how this is such a wonderful endeavor for the world and for the united states.
