McConnell starts spewing lies right from his first breath saying

[Subdivisions]

that, despite the gloom-and-doom lately about there not being enough troops, the Army set an all-time recruiting record.

Are we buying this shit?

I'm not!

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Then I guess they don't need the stop loss & 4 consecutive tours

anymore.

[truebrit71]

3. ..and they shouldn't need to extend the tours for these guys either, eh?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/25/iraq.troops.ap/index.html

Lying gop-crite...

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. That's the trouble with those lies, they are up against a real honest

to god war. They can't avoid the reality of the toll in lives, money, waste, fraud, and the fact that the place in the midst of a chaotic civil war.

[Atman]

2. Does he explain what is meant by "all time record?"

Maybe the Army set their goals ridiculously low and surpassed them by 100%. Who knows. But if it comes from BushCo, you know it's built on a foundation of lies.

[gratuitous]

4. McConnell's citation for "all time record" recruiting

Includes the skinheads, the drug addicts, the troubled, the near-convicted, and the lint ball in his pocket. All time, baby!

[Richard Steele]

5. Maybe he's referring to the record LOW recruiting standards.

[Avalux]

7. NO - check out my post from earlier:

Army Secretary revolts, refuses to submit budget to Pentagon.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2217055&mesg_id=2217055

[Oilwellian]

8. So why...

are there retired Generals on CSpan3 testifying to the need for more troops in Iraq, right this very moment?

[Independent_Liberal]

9. Speaking of McConnell, wasn't he involved in a cover-up of international

terrorist networks, drug runners and arms dealers back in the late 80's/early 90's during BCCI? Can somebody dig up some dirt on him for me? He might be ripe for a take down.

[butterfly77]

13. Add Duncan Hunter and..

Ted Stevens from alaska.

[Oilwellian]

10. And then there's this.....

September 25, 2006


WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army has extended the combat tours of about 4,000 soldiers who would otherwise be returning home, a defense official said Monday.

The 1st Brigade of 1st Armored Division, which is operating in the vicinity of
Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, will be kept in place for several weeks beyond their scheduled departure, the official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been announced by the Pentagon.

The brigade's home base is in Germany. The soldiers' families were notified of the extension Monday, the official said.

The brigade has about 4,000 soldiers in Iraq. They were scheduled to be there a maximum of 12 months, but they are not the first to be extended.

In late July the Army extended the Iraq tour of the Alaska-based 172nd Stryker Brigade. About 300 soldiers from that unit had returned home and were required to go back to Iraq. The brigade is now operating in Baghdad.

The 1st Brigade of the 1st Armored Division was extended to allow its replacement unit, from the 3rd Infantry Division, the minimum 12 months between overseas tours, the official said. The 3rd Infantry has served two tours in Iraq, including the initial invasion of the country in March 2003.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/25/iraq.troops.ap/index.html

[butterfly77]

11. Why doesn't he take his ass over there, then there will surely

be enough. He should take some of friends in washington also.

[focusfan]

14. Maybe KY`s gov can co with him

[butterfly77]

15. And we forgot the most important people...

no parent will go on such a long trip and leave there children.

[butterfly77]

12. self-delete