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the mysteries of capitalism

The New York Times has one story about all the material compforts SOME soldiers in Iraq have.

The New York Times
August 13, 2005
G.I.'s Deployed in Iraq Desert With Lots of American Stuff
By KIRK SEMPLE

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/13/international/middleeast/13soldier.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print

In the same edition, we read:


August 14, 2005


 U.S. Struggling to Get Soldiers Improved Armor

By MICHAEL MOSS

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/international/middleeast/14armor.html?ei=5094&en=0fca05dd8b935b11&hp=&ex=1123992000&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print

Isn't this the way of capitalism, to have a display of goodies, while
ignoring the basics?

By the way, the administration, with the heat on Delay increasing, is
finally taking a stand on corruption by investigating a black
congresscritter from La.  He may very well be corrupt, but that is the
rule, not the exception.

--

Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA 95929
530-898-5321
fax 530-898-5901

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