Snow Trumpets U.S. Troop Readiness: ‘Unprecedented In Time of Warfare’
Snow Trumpets U.S. Troop Readiness: ‘Unprecedented In Time of Warfare’
The U.S. military is in the midst of a readiness crisis, exacerbated by President Bush’s escalation of forces in Iraq. Just yesterday, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Peter Pace warned in a classified report to Congress that the military is so overstretched in Iraq and Afghanistan that there is a “significant” risk that the U.S. military won’t be able to respond adequately if another world crisis unfolds.
During today’s press briefing, reporters pressed Tony Snow about the strained military. “What you have seen, actually,” Snow claimed, “is a nimbleness when it comes to trying to do force protection, I think, probably unprecedented in a time of warfare.”
Watch it:
Actually, the U.S. Army’s preparedness for war “has eroded to levels not witnessed by our country in decades.” Virtually all of the U.S.-based Army combat brigades are “rated as unready to deploy,” Army officials say, and a recent Pentagon survey found that troops in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from chronic shortages of armored vehicles, heavy weapons, and communications equipment.
Tony Snow today frequently pointed out that U.S. troops serving in combat are doing a heroic job. That’s absolutely true. But as President Bush reminded us back in 2000:
To point out that our military has been overextended, taken for granted and neglected, that’s no criticism of the military. That is criticism of a president and vice president and their record of neglect.
Transcript:
QUESTION: Republicans have been saying that John Murtha’s plan, restrictions on war funding, is a slow-bleed strategy. Murtha responded, in the Wall Street Journal today, saying quote, It’s not me that bleeds the troops. It’s the president who’s bleeding the military by overdeploying them. It’s a pretty heavy charge, and I want to give you a chance to respond.
SNOW: Well, I’m not sure exactly what he means. The fact is that we understand that the forces that we have in place have been doing heroic duty. We also believe that it is important to expand the end strength, both of the Army and the Marines. And that’s what we’re doing. And we hope that Congressman Murtha is going to help us on that. Furthermore, what you have seen, actually, is a nimbleness when it comes to trying to do force protection, I think, probably unprecedented in a time of warfare — we’re on the fifth generation of armor for our vehicles — and that we continue to do everything we can to make sure that we continue to field the most capable, most motivated military in the history of the world.
QUESTION: So the military is still nimble now. How does that square with what General Pace said in his report to Congress, this new report, where he basically says, there’s an increased risk to the United States, now, essentially because the military is stretched thin?
SNOW: Well, yes, that’s — he also says we still have the capability of fighting yet another war if that is necessary. What he’s really referring to is the importance of building up greater end-strength, which is one of the reasons why we’ve done that. But what he has not said is that we lack the capability to succeed in Iraq or Afghanistan. I think he would strenuously disagree with that. It is simply an assessment of, you know, if you had what you think you’d really like and what you consider absolutely necessary in the long run, do you want more? And the answer is yes. And we believe that’s necessary and that is why that is part of the recommendation that the president has put together for this.
QUESTION: The Washington Post reported Friday that, according to Army officials, virtually all of the U.S.-based Army combat brigades are rated right now as unready to deploy. So when you say you have improved end-strength…
SNOW: Well, but this gets you into part of the jargon. What happens is that, if you also ask the commanders, When time comes for deployment, will you have readiness? And the answer is yes. A lot has do with whether the equipment is here or in theater. The equipment’s in theater for the most part. No reason to sort of take stuff out and then put it back in. We’re also in the process of seeking funding to continue to improve and replenish equipment. So the really important question is: Do you send any forces into battle that are not fully ready? And the answer is no.
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Good post.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:12 pmhmm. so yeah, what about iraqi troop readiness. i thought they were ‘ready’ 2 years ago.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:13 pmPeter Pace warned in a classified report to Congress that the military is so overstretched in Iraq and Afghanistan that there is a “significant†risk that the U.S. military won’t be able to respond adequately if another world crisis unfolds.
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And we wouldn’t be “stretched” at all if we would have just completed the mission. (Osama)
This is the most inept, most ineffective Administration we all are most likely to ever witness.
All of this Iraq bullshit and the main perp is still on the loose.
This Iraq War II was premeditated LONG before Osama became a player. Courtesy of PNAC and the AEI.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:15 pmSnowflake is just doing his job — blowing smoke up our skirts.
Black is White.
SSDD
February 27th, 2007 at 4:17 pmYeah, like we are buying this Snow. You’re a weasel.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:21 pmSnow added that he is nineteen feet tall, and that the President levitates above the ground when he is alone in the Oval Office. Then again, Cheney’s trip is a pig flying, so maybe it’s all true.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:22 pm“Nothing would be what it is.
Because everything would be what it isn’t.
And contrary wise, what it is, it wouldn’t be.
And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?”
–Alice
February 27th, 2007 at 4:26 pmFunny, the left wants our military ready as long as we don’t use it.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:26 pm[…] Tony Snow explains that when General Peter Pace’s assessment says “there is a significant risk that the […]
February 27th, 2007 at 4:31 pmSnowjob Tony is drinking spiked kool aid again! Is he for real? He certainly embodies one whose head is up his anal orifice these days. He’s become totally irrelevant; that is, unless you want to see how far these guys will go to spin pure bullcrap - now that’s amazing in itself and almost comical if it didn’t mean the self-destruction of this country from within. It’s the new comedy show”The Chimpey ‘n Cheney Show” with Snowflake Tony giving them both a “snowjob”. hahahah! Just visualize that one….yikes!
February 27th, 2007 at 4:32 pmComment by Patrick1BrainCell — February 27, 2007 @ 4:26 pm
February 27th, 2007 at 4:33 pmPsssst, Patrick. Your mom needs to use the computer for e-bay now.
You’re allowed to go watch Fairly OddParents or Jimmy Neutron for a half hour before the vocabulary homework you’ve been neglecting.
Cya tomorrow
funny, the right wants our military fighting in the wrong place.
and funnels money to the sunnis who keep on killing american soldiers.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:34 pmIt is creepy to watch even the Dem supporters like TP rip into the Dem leadership lately. I understand Pelosi and Reid have failed since taking control, but you should lay off a little. Although in this case, I agree that you need to shred these losers. Pelosi has had long enough and she still has problems with Troop Readiness. Hell, they are now concerned that we may not be able to defend against a new attack. It is time that Pelosi and Reid start getting there job done. The dems are in control and are the leaders of this government. The buck stops with them now and they are failing.
How much longer do we wait before they start doing there job? They should be embarrassed sending troops to war unprepared. Hell, now Pelosi doesn’t stop the escalation even though she could all the time knowing our sons and daughters were not prepared. Impeachment!!! It is time for her to go!
February 27th, 2007 at 4:34 pm#7 Now you see it/ now you don’t…..it’s all been smoke & mirrors from the beginning - starting with the stolen election in 2000…..and has gone downhill from thence forward.
Makes perfect sense that it will all turn to excrement before their very eyes - things not build on solid ground will crumble for certain. A war predicated on lies is certain to fail…..and so the laws of the universe play themselves out.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:35 pmFunny P-1, the Right wants our military to fight for them because they don’t have the balls to go themselves.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:35 pmHilarious, eh?
Dipshit.
Funny, the left wants our military ready as long as we don’t use it.
Comment by Patrick1
Exactly. We believe in self determination and self defense. Hitler style wars of aggression is better left to …. the hitler types.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:36 pm(look. 2rogers is being all rhetorically clever and stuff)
February 27th, 2007 at 4:36 pmHey Roger Rabid - why should we expect any more from Pelosi and Reid than we expected from Fatty Hastert et al?? They’re the ones who screwed it all up - let them fix their own messes. After all, perhaps you’ve forgotten that the rotten apples are still there……
February 27th, 2007 at 4:37 pmHay Zooey and all progressives, is it day light or dark.? Tuesday or Friday.? Sorry, forgot, the bull shit bush bunch didn’t send out a flyer for me today…..LOL…Poor Snow, he’s starting to look like liver lip’s lie-berman, old and wrinkled…Huge Blessings of the overwhelming kind to the troll’s…..Blessings to all other’s
February 27th, 2007 at 4:37 pmFunny, the left wants our military ready as long as we don’t use it.
Comment by Patrick1
Funny that each and every post you make seems to show you are losing intellegence and getting dumber at an astounding rate.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:38 pmOnce again, the Republicans have gotten into power and screwed things up beyond the imagination of God.
Once again, they’ve been thrown out by an aroused populace.
And once again, they sit around bitching at the people who are trying to clean up their mess.
A simple “thank you” would suffice, my winger friends.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:38 pmOnly because the Senate Repubs, along with Joe Liberman, continue to block everything that has been done. So, we will just have to do a better job in ‘08 and take the rest of the government back from you losers.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:40 pmfunny, the right wants our military fighting in the wrong place.
and funnels money to the sunnis who keep on killing american soldiers.
That should be the new rebuttal to every nonsensical ‘left’ rant Patrick goes on. I tell ya, some people don’t just drink the Kool-Aid, they marinate in it!
February 27th, 2007 at 4:40 pmPelosi has had long enough and she still has problems with Troop Readiness. Hell, they are now concerned that we may not be able to defend against a new attack.
Comment by Roger_Roger — February 27, 2007 @ 4:34 pm
If less than two month is sufficeint, then why hasn’t Bush caught Osama after SIX YEARS?
You’re actually a bonafide moron.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:40 pmwhy is tony snot happy that our troops are being nimbly shot up?
February 27th, 2007 at 4:40 pmComment by Roger_Roger
Ya they seem worthless. The could easily cut off the funds and demand to know how bringing the Americans home is more dangerous for them than leaving them in Iraq in a civil war.
They are playing the same song and dance as the last 6 years and it is really getting old. They are unwilling to hold the truth up like a shield and procede forwards non stop. I keep calling my Republican sentor (Lugar-R-IN) asking that he take the same lead he did with Russias loose nukes and lead the republicans to correct the mistakes of the neocons. If some of the more responsible republicans dont step up the democrats wont show the spine they need to do what needs to be done.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:40 pmIt never fails that Bizarro world Roger comes in to spread the Republodung thick and steady.
Why haven’t you enlisted yet rr? Don’t ask don’t tell huh? I see.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:41 pmFunny that each and every post you make seems to show you are losing intellegence and getting dumber at an astounding rate.
Comment by Wayne
His intelligence is leaking out.
Mentropy?
February 27th, 2007 at 4:43 pmBlessings right back to ‘ya, Sharon. Seems that’s the last great hope for this country now - to count on and hope for blessings to save us. We certainly can’t count on this administration to do anything right, moral, or worthwhile at this point. It’s been 6 long nightmarish years of lies, twisted truth, and the most deplorable behavior imagined for those who have betrayed the trust of the american people. They will someday be brought to justice or will have to live the remainder of their natural lives with a conscience which haunts them for their misdeeds and dirty tricks. Perhaps that’s the worst punishment anyway - the punishment of the soul from within! It’s certainly the worst kind of “hurt” for any american to realize - that the true enemy has been the enemy within….the ones we trusted with our democracy.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:43 pmI say it’s time to press the dems to cut the funding immediately. Besides, where the heck is the money coming from??? More indebtedness from China?? Since there are actually “no funds to cut”, it should be a pretty easy task. Time to chop them off at the knees and bring things to a tidy little close by withholding the dinero! Works like a charm every time.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:45 pm“The dems are in control and are the leaders of this government. The buck stops with them now and they are failing.”
uh oh. sounds like you need to brush up on the repub ‘unitary executive’ talking points.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:46 pmCome on. What is the big deal. Like Pickles said, there is one bombing a day in Iraq and then the troops drive around, wave at kids, give out candy and paint a school.
Why would that break the military?
-GSD
February 27th, 2007 at 4:51 pmBesides, where the heck is the money coming from???
There’s a loaded question, my friend, especially after Sy’s recent piece. Not trying to call you out or anything, we’re both on the same side here. Just had to laugh when I read that.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:55 pmsnow is snake oil just like the rest of bush’s crony’s..
enough to puke them all right out of office
C
February 27th, 2007 at 4:56 pmO
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“U.S. troops serving in combat are doing a heroic job.” Of what, suppressing and killing the Iraqi people? Think Progress compliantly goes along with what Tony Snow has said. The troops that are doing a heroic job are those people in the military who are finally questioning the policies of this administration by saying NO to the war machine in Iraq, such as those who have filed the Appeal for Redress, which has called for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from that quagmire in Iraq, and people like the IVAW [Iraq Veterans Against the War] and Lt. Watada, whom Think Progress, for some mysterious reason, refuses to acknowledge even exists. The best way to support the troops is to remove them from that hellhole as quickly and as rapidly as possible.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:59 pmAnd once again, they sit around bitching at the people who are trying to clean up their mess.
we all knew that would be part of the deal…
A simple “thank you†would suffice, my winger friends.
Comment by Perry Logan — February 27, 2007 @ 4:38 pm
as if… even when it’s due, they wouldn’t bring themselves to do that…
February 27th, 2007 at 5:00 pmi’m not holding MY breath…
If less than two month is sufficeint, then why hasn’t Bush caught Osama after SIX YEARS?
Comment by unbelievable
because Bush isn’t looking for Osama, he got distracted by something shiney, the oil in Iraq.
“I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not our priority.”
- G.W. Bush, 3/13/02
“I am truly not that concerned about him.”
- G.W. Bush, repsonding to a question about bin Laden’s whereabouts,
3/13/02
“Makes sense to me, don’t it?” G.W. Bush 6/6/06
February 27th, 2007 at 5:00 pmHuge Blessings of the overwhelming kind to the troll’s…..Blessings to all other’s
Comment by Sharon
Heh. Love your blessings these days, Sharon. They sail right over the troll heads.
If anyone in this admin said it was a beautiful sunny day, I’d be heading to the window to check — twice. If I was in the WH press “corpse,” I wouldn’t bother bringing a notepad.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:01 pmI listened to Sy Hersch on Fresh Aire this morning, it was one Ah Hah! now I get the bigger picture! after another…
February 27th, 2007 at 5:01 pmHis intelligence is leaking out.
Mentropy?
Comment by Barfly
maybe he went to stick a few quarters in the air machine to fill his head back up. heh
February 27th, 2007 at 5:03 pmGreat post’s Viritas as alway’s and Yep! I agree…..If it get’s much worse maybe everyone will have to with hold all their tax payment’s to these fool’s along with storming the white house….They can’t lock us all up and with out the money flow it might work…Note,,China burped and stock exchange dumped….Lot’s of fluff on the tube as to why.I think perhaps it was because of the failed assination attempt on the most evil in the world…….Blessings
February 27th, 2007 at 5:04 pm“Makes sense to me, don’t it?†G.W. Bush 6/6/06
Comment by Wayne
Wayne,
What is the context for GWB’s comment above? I don’t think I’ve heard that one. Seems an odd statement — among the millions.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:05 pmsnow could be selling a turd and the trolls would still buy it. notice how general pace voiced concern over u.s. troop readiness and they bring up pelosi. trolls, please try and be relevant. after all, it was your man, w, in his 2004 campaign who said that the iraqi troop readiness was outstanding, and american soldiers would soon be able to come home. that was over 2 years ago.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:08 pmWhat is the context for GWB’s comment above? I don’t think I’ve heard that one. Seems an odd statement — among the millions.
Comment by Zooey
it was during the speech he gave talking about sending Guard units to the border. It was right near the end of the speech
February 27th, 2007 at 5:11 pm=D
because Bush isn’t looking for Osama, he got distracted by something shiney, the oil in Iraq.
Sure… but I think Roger needed to be reminded. He’s not very bright. His memory doesn’t last much longer than shiny dime to next shiny dime… :D
“Makes sense to me, don’t it?†G.W. Bush 6/6/06
Comment by Wayne — February 27, 2007 @ 5:00 pm
Further proof that that man is a sociopath - or a teenager. His perspective is all he understands.
How utterly embarrassing that he is the leader of our country and he can’t even complete a single coherent thought on his own…
February 27th, 2007 at 5:13 pmThe dems are in control and are the leaders of this government. The buck stops with them now and they are failing.â€
Bush was in charge on 911. why doesn’t the buck stop there you hypocrite?
February 27th, 2007 at 5:16 pmIsn’t it funny, bush was watching the stock market…..Wonder who was keeping track of evil in charge and told the bomber where to go.? Also wonder if it was all planned and backfired, ya know like causing the market to drop and how many pennies did mr. evil loose on his Hellabutton (sp, on purpose) stock shares..Hummmmm……droped 415.76 now they are spinning that nothing was connected but a glitch or interconnection, a mistake in trading…Yah, keep all the lieing spins alive while our people are dieing and Iraq is in genocidel meltdown…..Wonder if the new’s media will beat this to death like everything else……Back at ya Zooey.the iMac is acting up, conspirecy theory not an option think it’s brain like mine is so full or reading all the evil this bunch is pulling off it must have a migrane…….Blessings all
February 27th, 2007 at 5:18 pmfrom Robert Kiyosaki, today, concerning the economy and market “crash”…
The strong economy we’ve been experiencing for years has thus been built on dumb money – in addition to smart money — borrowing more and more. Even the U.S. government has had a field day borrowing money to do such things as fight a war and attempt to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan rather than rebuild our country. And the inconvenient truth about debt is that it has to be paid back.
Yes, Robert and more pain is coming according to Stephen Sachs head of trading at Rydex Investments…
“There’s not even a flight to quality into gold or the Swiss franc, which tells me that we’re closer to the beginning than to the end of this,” Sachs said.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:19 pmit was during the speech he gave talking about sending Guard units to the border. It was right near the end of the speech
=D
Comment by Wayne
Weird.
GWB’s making as much sense as Condi lately. Comforting thought…?
**runs screaming through the house**
February 27th, 2007 at 5:21 pmHay, Larry, forgot to mention many time’s how much I love your factual posts..Great job every time..Thank you..Blessings
February 27th, 2007 at 5:25 pmCome come,
You guys and gals have already proven that Bush co. are worthless and couldn’t get the job done. Hell, that is why the American public voted the repugs out of congress and out of control. They are giving the Dems a shot. Sadly, the Dems seem incapable as well as nothing has changed. This “it is there mess, let them clean it up” is grade school trash talk. Are you suggesting that Pelosi step down as Speaker and let the Repugs take control back. That is pretty strong words from “should be” Dem supporters. Damn, you are asking Pelosi to step down already and your even asking for the Repugs to take power back. You people even shock me sometimes.
Either way, I am lost. The repugs messed this all up and couldn’t get it done. Now the Dems are screwing it up and failing. So your answer is to let the repugs back in power? I would have choosen the middle ground myself and demanded Pelosi and Reid step down and replace them with better Dems like Murtha, etc. Pick your poison I guess. Maybe your right and the repugs are better leaders. Who knows….
February 27th, 2007 at 5:27 pm#49 - Ok Rogerx2, I’m coming.
And yes, you are lost.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:30 pmRoger and Patrick, you two need to do standup. Seriously. I mean, that comment about the Dem’s failing after only two months of Senate and House control, wow. I mean, really, wow. Bush has had six years, that’s right, six years is greater than 2 months, 6 x 12 = 72 months, which is 70 months more than the Dem’s have had (quasi) control of Senate and House. If any thing, Bush has blocked any of their progress for chance. Hell, even the Republican’s who supported Bush are now in support of the Democratic congress and pulling out of this Vietnam of the 21st Century. Do something productive with your time, f*#k off.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:31 pmi think it would take 3.5-4 rogers, rather than just 2, to get a cogent argument together.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:32 pmOnce again, because the republican Senate has blocked everything. The American public will remember well that your masters blocked all of the bills that would help them.
You can keep saying they aren’t doing anything, but they are and we won’t let people forget.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:33 pmZooey. do me a favor please, very important, drop an e-mail off to BnF and ask him to email me….His email does not want to work with the iMac today….
Here’s why,,,,Never watch the situation room on CNN but caught a part of it while Patty Murrey (my Sen.) was on…..The back drop was a live picture of the capitol……Huge number of big bird’s like vultures were circling the dome.. This was for real….I am a spotter and catch the smallest of detail’s before the whole picture….Year’s of looking for defect’s to repair….Need his take on this and will exchange mine….Not good, not good indeed for some or all there..Blessings….
February 27th, 2007 at 5:37 pmEither way, I am lost. The repugs messed this all up and couldn’t get it done. Now the Dems are screwing it up and failing. Comment by Roger_Roger — February 27, 2007 @ 5:27 pm
The pentagon is run by Bush, you stupid c*nt. It’s bush and *you* that’s still failing. Unlike you Toranimals, we won’t murder soldiers and starve them out for political fodder. You sick b*stard.
So your answer is to let the repugs back in power? I would have choosen the middle ground myself and demanded Pelosi and Reid step down and replace them with better Dems like Murtha, etc. Pick your poison I guess. Maybe your right and the repugs are better leaders. Who knows…. Comment by Roger_Roger — February 27, 2007 @ 5:27 pm
You actually think that anyone cares what a st*pid old chickenhawk c*nt like you believes? That’s funny!
February 27th, 2007 at 5:38 pmPick your poison I guess. Maybe your right and the repugs are better leaders. Who knows…. Comment by Roger_Roger — February 27, 2007 @ 5:27 pm
You’ve been a CON for too long, only your leadership is *poisonous*, but we’re stuck with you in the whitehouse for 2 more years. We can suck it up, but look after only a couple of months, you’re running like a chickenhawk coward. For someone that claims to know leadership, you act like a bedwetting old coward.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:39 pmThank you, thank you Sharon. Even the massive neo-con propaganda network, which reaches tens of millions every day with a drum-beat of two-word slogans, is no match for the truth.
There is no god higher than truth.
-Mahatma Ghandi
If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:45 pm-Mark Twain
Not good, not good indeed for some or all there..Blessings….
Comment by Sharon
Will do, Sharon. I’ll copy your comment to him.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:45 pm.the iMac is acting up…it’s brain like mine is so full…it must have a migrane…….
Comment by Sharon — February 27, 2007 @ 5:18 pm
good one, sharon! i never thought of that… puts another light on why my own imac acts odd at times… poor thing… i know i get down sometimes…
February 27th, 2007 at 5:55 pmthat was funny…
I think we should declare war on the Republican conservatives in this country. Everything they have done has been antithetical to this nation. The RNC and Bush have divided this nation and made it a global laughing stock. The national motto adopted by the Founders inscribed next to the Great Seal of the United States, a decoration devised under the supervision of Franklin, Adams and Jefferson, is “E Pluribus Unum,” which means “In one, many”, the exact OPPOSITE of what The United States of Commerce has become (and I use commerce as that is the ONLY uniting factor now). A law passed by the 84th Congress and approved by the President on July 30, 1956, declaring “In God We Trust” the national motto of the United States.
The blood of American soldiers (and Iraqi civilians) are on the hands of these traitors.
February 27th, 2007 at 6:03 pmWhat kind of double speak crap from Snow. This administration could be told by advisors that planes are headed toward a tall building and respond, “Just another example of tourism rebounding”.
February 27th, 2007 at 6:03 pmYep! Katy, I have had it on more in the last few day’s than all the time a couple of week’s ago when I bailed for awhile…Trying to defrost my little fridge, so much ice could not freeze one ice cube..The oven’s next while I can still bake 6 cup cake’s…Lol…left to long and it will be one cup cake at a time..
Some times keeping up gives me a huge migrane and this old iMac slow’s to stop and then switches to reverse mode…When I win the lottery will get a new one….Was told like me it is a dinasoure….Oh well! Will do what ever it take’s to run with the wolves…….Blessings Dear Lady and keep the your great post’s.
February 27th, 2007 at 6:12 pmSorry Katy, that was suposto be keep up with your great post’s..
February 27th, 2007 at 6:13 pmThank’s Zooey,…….Great quote’s from my favorites as well, Larry…Truth to power……Love above Fear…Mine and I am sure many others….Heard some one say once, “there is nothing that can be said that has not been said before”…..Blessings
February 27th, 2007 at 6:22 pmGod help us all. Even the sad trolls…
February 27th, 2007 at 6:22 pmGee, we don’t have the troops to invade another country. How sad.
Actually the US doesn’t need a standing army.. The US hasn’t been invaded since 1812 and there is no threat of such. The US army is only useful for invasions and occupations, which we can do without.
February 27th, 2007 at 6:37 pmCory, good post….It may be coming to that if the polatician’s keep fiddling while the killers take more lives every day….Soon, very soon I think many in our country will know the hopeless feeling’s of freedom fighter’s and people all over the world other than here, what it is to have no shoe’s, food. water and every one dieing for the greedy rich….They will be past the fear of more bomb’s and bulletts and say ” enough” and rise up…..Scary on the one hand but we must prepare for that being a possability if all else fail’s in removeing the terrible disease in our administration…Many cancers have to be cut out…Blessings, we need them..Peace if possible…
February 27th, 2007 at 6:47 pmmilitary unreadiness is just another symptom of the infantile neocon ego making us all MUCH MORE UNSAFE.
February 27th, 2007 at 6:48 pm.
And Sno job is a better analyst of military readiness than the Joint Chief of Staff because….?
February 27th, 2007 at 7:01 pm“What you have seen, actually,†Snow claimed, “is a nimbleness when it comes to trying to do force protection, I think, probably unprecedented in a time of warfare.â€
Tony Snow is right! It is unprecedented…ly bad.
February 27th, 2007 at 7:02 pmAnd just why is Snowjob better qualified to judge the readiness of the military over the opinion of the Join Chief of Saff?
February 27th, 2007 at 7:12 pmThe only reason that flakey is at the podium is because he is the smoothest and most practiced bullsh**ter available.
Tony shows again that not only is he capable of the stupidest statements that can be imagined, he is also inane enough to expect that someone will believe anything he says.
February 27th, 2007 at 7:15 pmThere are people like Roger_Roger around you know……
February 27th, 2007 at 8:16 pmNo more straw left in his vacant cranium, I’m afraid.
February 27th, 2007 at 9:08 pmWatching this latest Democratic move made me realize how tricky political gamesmanship really is…
…I’ve noticed that the Republicans have morphed from the Party of power into the “helpless”, powerless “victims” of the Democratic onslaught of ‘06…
…a diabolically clever and sinister Republican attempt to transfer Iraq’s “failure” to the Democrats through a series of TREACHEROUS manuevers…
…the so-called “moderate” Republicans: Hagel, Snowe, Graham, Specter, McCain, Coleman, Warner etc…
…played along on the “Non-binding Resolution” but in the eleventh hour fell back into Party line…
…the Republicans are now pushing for a vote on funding-vs-defunding the war…
…Democrats KNOW that without 60 votes in the Senate, NO victory for Democrats (and the people’s will) is possible…
…and the Republicans would use the defunding vote/Murtha’s Plan (which is also sure to fail in the Senate) against them in ‘08…
Why is this important?
…in ‘08 the Democrats (and the THINKING Progressive American people) have a golden opportunity (after the disastrous Bushite years)…
…to regain the White(man’s) House, possibly changing that moniker to the PEOPLE”S House…
…gaining a super-majority in the Senate, AND maintaining the House…
…there are so many Republican seats up for grabs that the Democrats- if they play their cards right- can actually all but DESTROY the Republicans at the national level in ‘08…
…they have to maintain this delicate balancing act NOW so they don’t hurt themselves THEN (’08)…
…yes troops are dying and the treasury is being looted by thieves…
…but as long as the Republicans can block the 60 vote margin the Democrats have no choice but to stand pat, proceed cautiously…
….and continue to remind everyone that Iraq is a George W. Bush/Republican FAILURE…
…It’s a shame, but you interact with the 34%ers on these threads daily…
…they’re so DUMB that they are actually trying to HELP the Republicans transfer blame of the Iraq FAILURE to Democrats…
I guess what I’m trying to say is that we Progressives have to be patient with IMPEACHMENT, with bringing the troops home and with receiving justice…
…until the Democrats get a 60 vote margin in the Senate, and take back the White(man’s) House, and hopefully keep a super-majority in the House…
…because let’s face it the Republican/Democrat/Independent conned’self-servative 34%ers and (the fence straddlers) are STUPID and will fall for the Republican con in ‘08…
…trapping us ALL in this right wing nightmare like they did in ‘04…
February 27th, 2007 at 9:56 pmComment by big papa — February 27, 2007 @ 9:56 pm
Stand my friend, Stand! Couldn’t have said it better.
February 27th, 2007 at 10:27 pm“To point out that our military has been overextended, taken for granted and neglected, that’s no criticism of the military. That is criticism of a president and vice president and their record of neglect.”
To obtain a country with a credible armed force - DO NOT ELECT DEMOCRATS.. After Jimmy Carter and a Dem Congress did what they could to gut our military, we were fortunate enough to have a President willing to quit pandering to the USSR and re-build the military. Up pops (no pun intended) Bill Clinton and Dems can’t wait to get spending the “peace dividend”. Dems seem to view the military as the armed wing of the Peace Corps. They would issue OUR soldiers UN “blue helmets” if they could.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:25 pm#76 You are not too bright are you valiant? Bush have weakened our forces beyond repair (at least for a couple of years) and you are somehow blaming Dems. You really don’t understand logic, do you?
February 27th, 2007 at 11:36 pmAh Yes, Mr. Tony COLOSTOMY-BAG Snow-JOB MAN, and I AM NAPOLEON AND I WANT TO LICK THE HOLE OF FRANCE!!!!! LIES, LIES, LIES and MORE DAMN LIES FROM Bushland Uber Allies and “Goebbels-Baghdad Bob” Snow, our much SHAT-UPON(with GOOD reason by the Blogosphere) LYING MOUTHPIECE of Bushland Uber Allies!!!!!
February 27th, 2007 at 11:37 pmCarter to blame.
OK. Maybe 27 years ago. Seagull, you are every bit as bright as this scarecrow Snow.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:09 amTo obtain a country with a credible armed force - DO NOT ELECT DEMOCRATS.. Comment by valiant venus — February 27, 2007 @ 11:25 pm
BAHAHA, why let facts change that Anorexic mind of yours - fcuking fool.
After Jimmy Carter and a Dem Congress did what they could to gut our military, we were fortunate enough to have a President willing to quit pandering to the USSR and re-build the military. Comment by valiant venus — February 27, 2007 @ 11:25 pm
Gutting the military? Care to explain why Cheney was behind the largest cuts to the military in the last 40 years when he was in the Senate?
Up pops (no pun intended) Bill Clinton and Dems can’t wait to get spending the “peace dividendâ€. Comment by valiant venus — February 27, 2007 @ 11:25 pm
How much money do you need to spend, stupid c*nt? The US already spends more money on defense than the entire planet.
I hate to correct your lies - actually I love it you miserable little c*nt, but Unlike Bush senior, Clinton increased military spending.
Dems seem to view the military as the armed wing of the Peace Corps. They would issue OUR soldiers UN “blue helmets†if they could.
Comment by valiant venus — February 27, 2007 @ 11:25 pm
Not at all, we’d have the UN blue helmets do their job, and we’d stop trying to put blue helmets on american soldiers - which is what you fcuking idiots did in Iraq.
You people are so dum, you make rocks look smart!
February 28th, 2007 at 1:59 am[…] And the White House says: what readiness problem? […]
February 28th, 2007 at 3:55 amAfter Jimmy Carter and a Dem Congress did what they could to gut our military,
Bill Clinton and Dems can’t wait to get spending the “peace dividendâ€. Dems seem to view the military as the armed wing of the Peace Corps.
Comment by valiant venus #76
In post #76 virulent venereal…
…provides a prime example of what I refer to as the “blame Democrats” syndrome…
…the right wing idiocracy never miss an opportunity to point the finger of blame for any and everything wrong in this country at Democrats…
…but especially the “weakened” military canard…
…what virulent venereal won’t explain to us is how/why its gods Bushiva and L’il Dick…
…KNOWING they were attacking a toothless tiger (Saddam/Iraq) RUSHED in with as Rummy says, “…the Army you (they) have”…
…if the military was SO depleted by Clinton:
1) What was the rush to war in Iraq (OR Afghanistan)?
Bushiva had been in office long enough to bolster the military, and could have waited before invading to up-armor the humvees and provide the proper body armor…
…but he/they didn’t…
2) and it (virulent venereal) won’t explain how Clinton’s depleted military wrapped up Saddam and made it to Baghdad in RECORD time, with (then) minimal casualties…
…while almost simultaneously dismantling the Taliban in Afghanistan…
…now how’d that happen if Clinton depleted the military so badly…
…as the right wingers are so fond of pointing out?
It’s Bushiva, L’il Dick and the right wing repulsivescum Party who are responsible for DEPLETING the U.S. military by taking on much more than they could chew…
…occupying TWO countries at once is MADNESS…
Like I’ve said repeatedly THE DEMONS are liars, EVERY ONE of them…
…virulent venereal is no exception…
February 28th, 2007 at 10:01 am[…] ThinkProgress highlighted a quote on military readiness from candidate George W. Bush in 2000: So let’s get something straight […]
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