[mburbank]

A agree with Kevin. I think these are two unrelated issues. It doesn't matter what the hell these guys were. They could have been soldiers or cake decorators, I don't think it changes what happened.

The issue of the military privatizing what used to be army jobs, wether that saves or costs money and wether it's a good idea is a whole nother bucket of beans, and worth discussing, but it's unrelated.