CounterBias: The Army We Have

[scottcsmith]

This is a piece on the Bush administration's arrogance towards our armed forces, and how they are not dealing with newly-homeless vets from the war in Iraq.

The Army We Have

After more than 19 months of near-daily combat in Iraq, the war continues; the Pentagon announced on Dec. 1 that an additional 12,000 soldiers would be sent to Iraq, and 1500 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division would be sent this month to help provide security for next month’s planned election.

A group of soldiers in Kuwait had the unique opportunity to speak with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in a “town hall” style meeting at Camp Buehring in Kuwait on Dec. 8, where they addressed their concerns about being deployed to Iraq.

Army Spc. Thomas Wilson asked, “Why do we soldiers have to dig through local landfills for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass to up-armor our vehicles?”

[bluestateboomer]

1. Isn't it painfully obvious

our illegitimate leadership never really had any regard for the ones they send into harms way. Our troops are just fighting to maintain the power of criminal leaders. In comparison to Iraq, Viet Nam almost looks like a noble endeavor. The current debacle will have far worse consequences for America than the disaster that was the Viet Nam War.:grr: