Let's Use Political Campaign Money for Our Troops

Editor,
    Let's think "outside the box" for a minute. We have our men and women in desperate need of adequate gear including boots and protective armor. There have been so many stories about families, towns, and organizations raising money to help our military.
    Now we have two major political candidates for the presidency spending millions of dollars on media ads. Wouldn't it be wonderful if our candidates declared a moratorium on political ads for three or four months and donated the millions saved to fund necessary supplies for our troops? I can hear the cheers already (at least in my dreams).
    Of course it is a dream. Instead we will suffer the nightmare torture by ads and hearing or seeing continuing lists of dead or injured military personnel.