U.S. Military Officials: Bush Trying To Bribe Us To Support Iraq Escalation

[CatWoman]

Last night on NBC Nightly News, Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski said that many military officials are “suspicious” of President Bush’s announcement that he plans to increase the size of the armed forces. They believe that “he’s dangling that offer out there in an effort to buy the military support for the option to surge additional American troops into Iraq as if it’s some kind of tradeoff.”

Miklaszewski added that military leaders are also still opposed to an increase in U.S. troops in Iraq, believing it would “be like throwing kerosene on a fire.” Watch it:

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/21/troops-iraq-kerosene/

[Kikosexy2]

1. Hell...

the military should just mutiny in protest....God wouldn't it be nice if the military did turn on ChimpCo.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Many in the Military have figured they got scammed and want to go HOME

This BS war is draining their support....

[Kikosexy2]

3. Time for...

Mutiny boys!!! Drop the weapons and head to Jordan onto Germany and home...

[Morgana LaFey]

4. only 3 votes? I thought this was fairly important nt

[annabanana]

5. I think I heard Tom Hartman, subbing for Al Franken

bringing up that very possibility today... That shrub was dangling the larger military that ALL military men want to get more positive response to his desire to escalate..

(k&r)

[Imagevision]

6. It appears Bush wants to keep the new house & senate on their toes come January...

Pelosi and the new gang will be interesting to observe, already Senator Reid agreed to Bush's "surge" providing it would result in an early removal of US. troops.

Can the new house and senate crew actually expect to place the continuing Iraq war failure on, --->Bush lied to us bullshit? can this really happen??

[Aviation Pro]

7. Remember that $300 bribe we got in 2001?

Same MO from the criminal cabal.

Hey Little Monkey, what's that you hear? The sound of Johnnnnnnnnnnnn Conyers with his gavel so near.

[dapper]

12. I loved paying tax on it too...

or alteast reporting it as Income.

They could have kept it.

Dapper

[Imagevision]

8. Doesn't congress have to vote on sending more troops?? where's Pelosi on this?!!

[orleans]

9. i asked the same question--here's the link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3025688&mesg_id=3025688

[Felix Mala]

10. A teenager with his first credit card (and army) Take it away from him...

[Bobbie Jo]

11. Exactly.....and what was up with

The staging of Gates meeting with the front line soldiers with the "bring it on" attitude?

This was no coninsidence.....