Monday, May 09, 2005
Marines Recall Body Armor
Somewhere in the back of my mind I vaguely remember a bunch of Republicans, including Georgie himself, vowing during the 2004 election that they would give the troops every thing they needed and would make sure they got the best of the best. Guess that was just another lie. Reuters.com reports, "The U.S. Marine Corps has recalled body armor given to thousands of troops fighting in Iraq because of questions about whether it offers adequate protection, officials said on Monday." Apparently, "The Marines acknowledged providing the vests to troops after signing waivers permitting their use, despite the fact that the equipment did not meet certain minimum standards." A rush to war, making up "evidence," failure to think about the aftermath of invading a country based on made up evidence, and now giving the troops sub-standard equuipment, it just keeps getting worse and worse. Back during the 2000 election Bush promised to bring character back to the White House. That pledge like so many of his campaign pledges was nothing more than a focus grouped bit of rhetoric.
Somewhere in the back of my mind I vaguely remember a bunch of Republicans, including Georgie himself, vowing during the 2004 election that they would give the troops every thing they needed and would make sure they got the best of the best. Guess that was just another lie. Reuters.com reports, "The U.S. Marine Corps has recalled body armor given to thousands of troops fighting in Iraq because of questions about whether it offers adequate protection, officials said on Monday." Apparently, "The Marines acknowledged providing the vests to troops after signing waivers permitting their use, despite the fact that the equipment did not meet certain minimum standards." A rush to war, making up "evidence," failure to think about the aftermath of invading a country based on made up evidence, and now giving the troops sub-standard equuipment, it just keeps getting worse and worse. Back during the 2000 election Bush promised to bring character back to the White House. That pledge like so many of his campaign pledges was nothing more than a focus grouped bit of rhetoric.