Comments on: Socks and the Man

By: mpg

mpg — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:38:41 +0000

So, can you find some conduits for donating socks so that one can supplement your activities? How about boots and gloves and high tech t-shirts?

By: george a. hilborn

george a. hilborn — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:15:56 +0000

Haim: I delight in your writings.They bring back memories of serving as a battery commander in Nam.I must say “socks” g.i. issue were an oxymoron .We did load up every chance at the PX which was seldom.We also had the case of the unexpected Quartermaster ( Viet Cong) who provided us with their dependable AK47s which almost every member of our support mechanized infantry had,along with their undependable ,highly refined M-16s,at that time, frequently jamming rifles.I can’t say the AKs were the essence of gunsmith skill but they fired after being dragged through all kinds of mud, dirt,grit ,and water

By: Roberto Rivera

Roberto Rivera — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:41:12 +0000

“Until you find one, though, maybe you’d be interested in picking up the bill for some socks?”

Okay, how do we do it?

By: ck

ck — Sun, 04 May 2008 05:56:00 +0000

Anne E wrote: “Ultimately, the solution isn’t to buy the socks. It’s to use the democratic process to DEMAND that the public pay for ALL the costs of their defense.”

…or to end all wars! That whole swords into ploughshares thing! That would be cool.

By: Anne E

Anne E — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:00:24 +0000

This has to stop.

As an American, I have been APPALLED at the numerous ways the US military tries to save money by passing costs that should have been born by the public onto the troops. (Wounded soldiers in rehab asked to pay for their hospital meals. Soldiers with PTSD denied treatment and told to handle the situation with will power. Soldiers buying their own body armour and other protective equipment.) And you’re telling me the IDF does this too?

Ultimately, the solution isn’t to buy the socks. It’s to use the democratic process to DEMAND that the public pay for ALL the costs of their defense.

By: Jewlicious » Blog Archive » Haim Watzman’s son Asor Needs Socks!

Jewlicious » Blog Archive » Haim Watzman’s son Asor Needs Socks! — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:34:32 +0000

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