Joe Manchin actually said...

Contractors are doing the same job as some of our military, side by side.

I find it troubling that DOD will spend nearly $1 billion this year in unemployment compensation.

If you want to keep them at the same readiness level as an Active component, you have to spend more and more money.

I do not want a single soldier to die trying to move equipment out of Afghanistan, but--at the same time--this seems like a tremendous waste...