As a soldier and a leader reading this article makes me sick. Here: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/politics/06cnd-armor.html?
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First not every soldier had the body armor they needed when we invaded and that was followed by a chronic shortage of body armor. Second we didn’t have the appropriately armored vehicles when we invaded. Third we didn’t bother to tell the company manufacturing the armored vehicles to increase production when they had the capacity to produce an additional 100 vehicles a month. “If someone had asked us” said the company president, “we could produce an additional 100 vehicles a month”. Now we don’t bother to send them improved equipment that could save their lives, body armor or vehicles.
At what point is George W. Bush going to start being a real Commander in Chief. Oh….let me answer that for you. Never!
How much dereliction of duty must our soldiers tolerate? Let’s see, what can the excuse be….he’s the Commander in Chief and he doesn’t get involved in those details….he has Generals to take care of these minor details….he couldn’t possibly know these things because he’s in Washington and they’re in the desert….well let me say this. He’s incompetent and he can’t control the military he’s in charge of and that’s the facts and reality. Do I sound angry? Yes I am. I’m damn mad. These young soldiers are dying for us and for him and he isn’t competent enough to provide them with the basic equipment to survive in combat. It’s time George W. Bush spent a tour in the sand without the armor protection our soldiers don’t have. Enough of that.
Those Are The Sergeant Majors Thoughts On That.
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