[pct-l] Forest Fires.

[akamp at qwest.net (Dave F)]

well it has nothing to do with the war it hasto do with for the past few 
years our govt has screwed the true wild land fire fighters the privtye 
ocntrcers they have hacked and hacked and the fore budget were comapies 
have barley amde any money on them and have stoped fighitng wild land 
fires. I used to work has a wild land fire figter has a contractro. the 
last coupel years i have worked doign contracts for the company and they 
have given up doing goivt fires ebcuse you can't make any money doing 
them. knwo they do privte stuff and re forestration that is why there is 
no one to fioght the fires.
Lonetrail@aol.com wrote:

> 
>Lack of Troops to fight forest fires. 
>The war against terrorism or for overseas oil  means fewer National Guard 
>troops may be  available to fight wildfires in the drought stricken Pacific 
>Northwest this  summer, state and Defense Department officials say. 
>National Guard troops help during major wildfires, but nearly 60% of  Montana?
>s  
>Troops are in Iraq,  all the Oregon National Guards Chinook helicopters are 
>in Afghanistan, and 40% of Idaho?s 4,300 troops are  deployed overseas, state 
>officials say. 
>Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer recently asked that all troops be returned  to 
>fight fires to National Guard Commander Lt. Gen H. Steven Blum. 
>Evidently we will lose our forest because of this war for oil and other  
>reasons. I propose for those environmentalists who are against drilling for oil  
>on America soil be drafted and sent  overseas and bring back our National Guard 
>to save our forest. 
>Lonetrail
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