The "governing" Republicans are destroying our military.

[LiviaOlivia]

Bush's hollow army
by kos http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/7/27/141331/870
Thu Jul 27, 2006

The "governing" Republicans are destroying our military.

Up to two-thirds of the Army's combat brigades are not ready for wartime missions, largely because they are hampered by equipment shortfalls, Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday, citing unclassified documents.
In a letter to President Bush, Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said that "nearly every non-deployed combat brigade in the active Army is reporting that they are not ready" for combat. The figures, he said, represent an unacceptable risk to the nation.

At a news conference, other leading Democrats said that those strategic reserve forces are critically short of personnel and equipment.

"They're the units that could be called upon or would be called upon to go to war in North Korea, Iran, or any other country or region," said Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., a decorated Marine who has called for a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq.

In a statement released late Wednesday, the Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, said much has been asked of the Army during the nearly five years the U.S. has been at war.

"I have testified to the facts about our readiness and I remain concerned about the serious demands we face," said Schoomaker, adding that the Army needs more than $17 billion in 2007 and up to $13 billion a year until two or three years after the war ends.

How much is the Pentagon spending on the F-22 raptor for an enemy that doesn't exist? $11 billion over three years. Cancel that and use the money for our troops. You know, those who are currently fighting a real enemy.

Then let's stop gratuitously making new enemies so we don't have to fight bullshit wars.

[sam sarrha]

1. Republicans arent governing.. They are following a DickTater

[midnight]

4. That's right, and

all they have to do is wear a flag or a magnet that says support the troops.

[acmejack]

2. Let's stop feeding the Military Industrial machine

And tend to our neglected physical and social infrastructure. I for one would like to see my tax dollars put to some use other than building exotic weapons of death. I would feel a lot less pain paying my taxes knowing they were going to ease the pain of folks who needed help, improving the educational system, fixing our aging water and sewage system, repairing the electrical grid, etc, etc.

[bemildred]

3. So, what's wrong with that? nt