Rumsfeld took questions from the troops yesterday. Sorta.

[TacticalPeek]

Iraq'd by Spencer Ackerman at TNR notes the mania in Rummy's glee.


May 14, 2004



05.13.04


THE CRASSEST THING EVER SAID BY A MEMBER
OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION: Today, speaking
before hundreds of beleaguered American soldiers at a town hall
meeting at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Donald Rumsfeld actually
had the nerve to refer to his bureaucratic problems in Washington
(you know, that torture thing) and say--again, in front of brave
U.S. troops who put their lives and health on the line every day in
Iraq--"I'm a survivor."

I wonder if it occurred to Rumsfeld how appalling his statement
was when he heard questions like these from our troops:

Q: Sir, my unit, the 2nd Brigade -- (inaudible) -- Cav,
we have five out of the six red zones in this country.
And with the up- armored humvees, the new -- (off
mike) -- humvees they're bringing over with the --
(inaudible) -- those doors are not as good as the ones on
the up-armored humvees -- (inaudible). We even lost
quite -- we lost some soldiers due to them, and we're
trying to make a change -- (inaudible). The question is,
are we going to get more up-armored humvees?

And the second question I wanted to ask is, they
have the new -- (inaudible) -- vests out that covers
your -- (inaudible). We need those because we have
taken some casualties due to the shrapnel from IEDs
going through the side. The front parts are good, but
the sides are not. Thank you.

General Myers's answer: "We're trying to get them to you as fast
as we can." Rumsfeld declined to field that one.

Q: This is the second time you've testified this week,
sir, for pay and allocations in the budget for the armed
forces ... Do we foresee an increase across the board
so we maybe get more additional -- armored kits, or
armor, hazard pay, weapons, basic health and comfort
items for soldiers overseas?

General Myers's answer: "I'm not sure of any budget shortfall that
prohibits from providing the kind of equipment we need to do our
job. We have other issues in production and getting things going,
like the up-armored humvees as we try to ramp up production; it
takes time to facilitize a plant so they can produce more. But--so
there's some lag times." Rumsfeld steered clear of that one, too.


more (or less?)
http://www.tnr.com/blog/iraqd?pid=1654


(seen at Atrios' blog)

[DoBotherMe]

1. Symptom of Mental Illness

is ideas of references, belief that everything that happens is about YOU. They are all mad, * said, "I am disgraced," in re the torture photos. And then when I heard r reflect the same egocentric crap my suspicion was confirmed, they are sociopaths also known as Personality Disorder.

[rock]

2. I thought to myself

Yep, Rummy. It's all about you. You lyin' sack of shit.

[Algorem]

3. saw him say in speech to troops "...I don't read newspapers anymore.I'm

a survivor!..."What the hell?Probably dances around in his underpants to that song late at night?

[Hand]

4. (Shudder...)

"Probably dances around in his underpants to that song late at night..."

Now THAT's a scary picture!

:wow: