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Thursday, September 14, 2006

 

Calling all Chickenhawks !

Bush and Republicans can't get enough of stabbing our service men and women in the back:

(According to) an Army briefing making the rounds in Washington, fully two-thirds of the Army's operating force, both active and reserve, is now reporting in as "unready"—that is, they lack the equipment, people, or training they need to execute their assigned missions. Not a single one of the Army's Brigade Combat Teams—its core fighting units—currently in the United States is ready to deploy. In short, the Army has no strategic reserve to speak of. The other key U.S. fighting force in Iraq, the Marine Corps, is also hurting, with much of its equipment badly in need of repair or replacement.

In terms of ground-force readiness, the United States is in worse shape than at any time since the aftermath of Vietnam, when revelations about a "hollow" military sparked defense buildups from the Carter and then Reagan administrations. While most press coverage of the Iraq conflict has understandably focused on loss of life and the damage done in that country by the insurgency, the readiness of the U.S. military has also been a casualty.


Hey Ryan, How many push-ups are you up to? Er...I mean how is that Pat Buchanan book you are reading?


Comments:
Now that's a good video...MUCH better than mine!
 
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