Pay raise

On Trumps trip to Iraq, he once again got himself caught up in child like lies. He said he got the troops a raise and in fact the raise is automatic and based on the cost of living. Military people get this every year no matter who is president. After WW 2 the defense spending was cut and US troops went into Korea with old tanks and went up against new Russian tanks and it cost lives. After the wall came down defense spending was cut and troops went to Afghanistan with unsafe vehicles that were damaged by mines and had to be updated while in action. What Trump could have said to the troops is that defense spending was increase to make their lives safer by providing them with better equipment.