Gee...wonder what kind of flak jacket they give BUSHKEE@!??????
certainly NOT what they give the ENLISTED MAN WITH HIS ASS ON THE LINE!
DESPITE CLAIMS TO THE CONTRARY, BUSH NOT DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO PROTECT
TROOPS
In an exclusive prime-time interview, President Bush told ABC News that,
"We're doing everything we can to protect the troops, and it's important for
their loved ones to understand that."
But according to recent reports, as many as 30,000 soldiers in Iraq are
without body armor and are being forced to use '"Vietnam-era flak jackets"
that provide insufficient protection from shrapnel and bullets. Military
families across the country are so concerned about the president's
negligence, that many have felt forced to raise the $1,400 personally to pay
for their loved one to have the armor.
As a groundswell of concern grew over the last year, the president still
refused to adequately fund body armor needs in his massive $87 billion war
spending bill. At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen.
John Warner (R-VA), told the administration that its body armor funding
shortage was "totally unacceptable." And while Congress ultimately filled
the funding gap left by the president, the president's delay and foot
dragging have caused a serious delay. As the U.S. Army reports, the new
armor will only start getting to Iraq by the end of this month.
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