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To: fresc who wrote (39040)	3/9/2005 5:21:46 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

I know a number of people who have family over there. One has a son who was in Afghanistan, came home, and went to Iraq. He recently reenlisted. After 9/11, both mother and son were big Bush supporters, but no more. Mother can't understand why her son reenlisted; son can't understand how Bush got reelected. Army and Guard are having trouble meeting their quotas. No wonder, with how Bush has treated them.

To: fresc who wrote (39040)	3/9/2005 5:36:16 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

Bush sure does support them troops, eh? Well, at least he talks a good game. U.S. Misses Soldier Reimbursement Deadline By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The Defense Department hasn't developed a plan to reimburse soldiers for equipment they've bought to fight in Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites) despite requirements in a law passed last year, a senator says. In a letter sent Wednesday to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (news, bio, voting record), D-Conn., asked details on the Pentagon (news - web sites)'s progress setting up the reimbursement program and questioned why it was not in place yet. "Very simply, this is either negligence on their part, because they were not happy with this when it passed, or it's incompetence," Dodd said. "It's pretty outrageous when you have all their rhetoric about how much we care about our people in uniform." The Pentagon had no immediate comment. Soldiers serving in Iraq and their families have reported buying everything from higher-quality protective gear to armor for their Humvees, medical supplies and even global positioning devices. story.news.yahoo.com