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This is a narrated slideshow done by the father of one of the soldiers who's come back from Afghanistan. It documents the horrible conditions not just of the base in Afghanistan, but the absolutely horrific condition of the barracks in NORTH CAROLINA. Comments  playlists with this video Political by kronosposeidon
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Congress sets and approves the military budget. Congress is more interested approving pork barrel construction projects for their districts to get votes than making a meaningful budget.
The Pentagon determines a little bit of leeway in how their slice of the pie gets spent. Each service never gets enough moolah. The needs of the troops in the field must be balanced between improving quality of life or aquiring/maintaining weapons systems.
Base Commanders set and approve construction spending for their base. Often they must beg to get money to improve the conditions on their base, and every base commander is asking for money. These projects are lined up years in advance.
I've lived in dorms as bad or worse than this during my time in the military. New construction takes time and money. In fact, new dorms are currently under construction at the base shown in this video. Think of this as one more sacrifice the military makes to support freedom. If you want to see this changed, write your congressman and stop blaming Bush.
The way I see it, the shit may roll downhill, but responsibility rolls uphill.
The Congress plays a role, but their two hundred billion cents on this topic was to overfund the Pentagon, and said "use this money to buy body armor and MRAPS for the troops".
I don't think they'd have minded if the Pentagon reallocated these guys a few million to put them up in off-base housing, like the father in the vid suggested. Certainly better than paying Blackwater and KBR billions for the bang-up job they're doing.
I'm sorry you've lived in places worse than this, especially if it was within the United States. I don't think that makes this excusable.