4.06.2007

Why Americans Don't Trust Bush

From his 2000 campaign:

"The facts are stark and the facts are real. . . Our men and women in uniform love their country more than their comfort. They have never failed us, and we must not fail them. But the best intentions and the highest morale are undermined by back-to-back deployments, poor pay, shortages of spare parts and equipment, and rapidly declining readiness."

". . .these are signs of a military in decline and we must do something about it. The reasons are clear. Lack of equipment and material. Undermaning of units. Overdeployment. Not enough time for family. Soldiers who are on food stamps, and soldiers who are poorly housed. Dick Cheney and I have a simple message today for our men and women in uniform, their parents, their loved ones, their supporters: Help is on the way!"

The pot and kettle don't know what to do...except hope that he has finally put a competent general in charge. But after how many years, deaths, and incompetence?

It's the borders, stupid!

1 comment:

  1. Yeah, I'm afraid that the President has disappointed me across the board. However, I still would choose him over Algore or Sen. Kerry. I guess I just have to face it, our current political and governmental situation is one of the things the Founders tried to keep from happening. Their grand experiment was nice while it lasted.

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