Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Up is Down
Via Reuters.com comes the news that, "The U.S. military will send 700 Army paratroopers to Iraq to help provide security at detention centers, officials said on Wednesday." Now keep in mind that last month Rumsfeld said, " the longer-term plan was to turn over responsibility for the detainees to the Iraqi government." Hmmm...sending 700 highly trained paratroopers "from the 82nd Airborne" doesn't sound like we're about to turn things over to the Iraqis. And one has to wonder why we're using the 82nd Airborne as guards. I guess we just don't have any other troops so we have to tie down some of the best infantry soliders we have as prison guards. One has to wonder what happens if there is a crisis somewhere in the world that requires a quick reaction force. Sure sounds like the Bush Admin has a handle on keeping our military prepared. Guard duty must do wonders for sharpening the skills of a crack infantry unit. I'm sure they'll get in lots jumps while guarding those terrorists in Iraq.
Via Reuters.com comes the news that, "The U.S. military will send 700 Army paratroopers to Iraq to help provide security at detention centers, officials said on Wednesday." Now keep in mind that last month Rumsfeld said, " the longer-term plan was to turn over responsibility for the detainees to the Iraqi government." Hmmm...sending 700 highly trained paratroopers "from the 82nd Airborne" doesn't sound like we're about to turn things over to the Iraqis. And one has to wonder why we're using the 82nd Airborne as guards. I guess we just don't have any other troops so we have to tie down some of the best infantry soliders we have as prison guards. One has to wonder what happens if there is a crisis somewhere in the world that requires a quick reaction force. Sure sounds like the Bush Admin has a handle on keeping our military prepared. Guard duty must do wonders for sharpening the skills of a crack infantry unit. I'm sure they'll get in lots jumps while guarding those terrorists in Iraq.