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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TideGlider who wrote (511808)	12/17/2003 3:51:03 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 769670

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To: TideGlider who wrote (511808)	12/17/2003 3:53:54 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

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. Read the Mis-Lead --> daily.misleader.org CC