bart1123
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- Jan 6, 2004
It's not a big secret that I'm on the left side of politics, much to the dismay of my father in law. But I'd like to ask for some opinions on Donald Rumsfeld's answer to the National Guardsman's question regarding armoring up their vehichles in the Middle East.
I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that every morning I hear about more U.S. Soldiers being killed by bombs, RPG's, or insergent (sp?) attacks. Seems to me that we've been in this thing now long enough that specific needs (like increased armor) have been identified and some action could've been taken.
Sec. Rumsfeld answer was in my opinion pathetic and to a degree insulting. He may as well have said "Look we didin't expect this to take this long and the plan we had isn't playing out the way we wanted. But hey that's not really our fault so get out there and quit your bitch'n!"
I'll admit that I wasn't a big fan of the war in Iraq, but once it happened I realized that the best thing to do was to support the troops. The Sec.'s answer doesn't really give the impression that the "powers that be" feel the same way.
I know I'm gonna get a load of crap from some of the extreme right by saying that the government isn't doing a perfect job and that they have made mistakes, but I look at some of the choices and statements that they have made and I just see a mediocre track record in this war and other foriegn policy. Just my opinion...what do you think?
Bart
I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that every morning I hear about more U.S. Soldiers being killed by bombs, RPG's, or insergent (sp?) attacks. Seems to me that we've been in this thing now long enough that specific needs (like increased armor) have been identified and some action could've been taken.
Sec. Rumsfeld answer was in my opinion pathetic and to a degree insulting. He may as well have said "Look we didin't expect this to take this long and the plan we had isn't playing out the way we wanted. But hey that's not really our fault so get out there and quit your bitch'n!"
I'll admit that I wasn't a big fan of the war in Iraq, but once it happened I realized that the best thing to do was to support the troops. The Sec.'s answer doesn't really give the impression that the "powers that be" feel the same way.
I know I'm gonna get a load of crap from some of the extreme right by saying that the government isn't doing a perfect job and that they have made mistakes, but I look at some of the choices and statements that they have made and I just see a mediocre track record in this war and other foriegn policy. Just my opinion...what do you think?
Bart