July 28, 2004


Blame it on the 1600 Crew dead-enders

Catching a story off the MSGOP/WaPo internet site today...pretty much read like a rah-rah piece at first, until I got to this quote by Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack Jr. who commanded the 82nd Airborne in eYe-Rack.

Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack Jr., who commanded the 82nd Airborne Division in western Iraq for much of the past year, said he generally endorses the idea of putting Iraqi security forces at the fore while U.S. troops move to the background. The problem, he said in a talk in Washington last month, was that the U.S. aid program has been too sluggish to put that theory into practice. "I never got to the point where we had the equipment to do that," said Swannack, who worked with Mines in Al Anbar. "I couldn't get the flak vests, communications and vehicles to do that." (my emphasis)
Now, just as a purely intellectual excercise because I'd never want to make Preznit Mosquito Balls look stupid or like a liar or anything, I just had to google for information on how the Mosquitor Nads you know, like said he'd support our troops...
I believe the role of the military is to fight and win war and, therefore, prevent war from happening. And so I take my responsibility seriously. And it starts with making sure we rebuild our military. Morale in today’s military is low. We’re having trouble meeting recruiting goals. Some of our troops are not well-equipped. I believe we’re overextended in too many places. I want to rebuild the military power. It starts with a billion dollar pay raise for the men and women who wear the uniform to make sure our troops are well-housed and well-equipped; bonus plans to keep some of our high-skilled folks in the services; and a commander in chief who clearly sets the mission.

Source: Presidential debate, Boston MA Oct 3, 2000

Wow, that's quite difference from the reality...anything else out there that Preznit Insect Intelligence might have uttered? Why yes:
A generation shaped by Vietnam must remember the lessons of Vietnam. When America uses force in the world, the cause must be just, the goal must be clear, and the victory must be overwhelming.

Source: Speech to Republican National Convention Aug 3, 2000

Yeah, so of course, he's not learned the lessons of Vietnam, but guaran-damn-teed he knows the rules of Alabama Water Polo...the only shaping Vietnam did for him was exactly what he did on 9/11...running away and hiding, like the drunken fratboy coward he is.
posted by Jo Fish on 07.28.04 at 06:22 PM





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Hmm. It's been a pretty overwhelming victory in Afghanistan and Iraq. It just takes time for nations to heal.

 posted by: muckdog on 07.28.04 at 06:28 PM [permalink]

muckdog, you've an odd notion of victory. How's south western Afghanistan going? Oh yeah, we don't really know since there is no "operational security" in that area.

How about that Muqtada Sadr fellow...

 posted by: Edo on 07.28.04 at 08:36 PM [permalink]

Bill Maher pointed out the difference between Viet Nam and Iraq: Bush had an Exit Strategy for Viet Nam...

 posted by: Jeffrey on 07.28.04 at 11:27 PM [permalink]

And remember the "War on Drugs"?

From the News Independent (uk):

"The opium harvest in Afghanistan this year will be one of the biggest on record, the Foreign Office said yesterday, and it has triggered a flood of heroin on Britain's streets."

I'm sure we're going to see a similar situation here.

 posted by: Marcus on 07.29.04 at 12:21 AM [permalink]

Okay, can anyone explain this to me?

It starts with a billion dollar pay raise for the men and women who wear the uniform to make sure our troops are well-housed and well-equipped

If they give the men and women a pay raise to make sure they are well-housed and well-equipped, does that mean he wants them to pay for their own housing and equipment? Does anyone get that?

 posted by: dean on 07.29.04 at 02:42 PM [permalink]

Didn't they just shoot down money to improve base housing? I'm beggining to suspect that "support our troops" is just some kind of pro Bush slogan.

 posted by: merl on 07.29.04 at 04:09 PM [permalink]

That 87b included money to finance a private security army in FLA for strongarming trade summit protests, many of whom were under the alien tort as visa workers and somehow counted as USA jobs for roughing up peaceniks.

And Kerry's was paid for. WHich appropriation was the 87 b vote from? SInce it is not paid for the interest (quarterly) has probably been monstrous.

If we could compare the interest cost-plus timeline to Kerry's paid-for appropriation it would blow the Bush mantra out the water.


Watch John size that chimp up in the debate...

 posted by: Mr.Murder on 08.01.04 at 08:16 PM [permalink]


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