Support Our Troops...

I laugh when I come across a republican (my father usually) that tells me that since I am against the war and our president, then I am not supporting our troops. Well this is somewhat true and I will explain that in another post. This post has to deal with the Republican government that sent our troops to Iraq. They tell us "we are fighting them there so we won't have to fight them here". The thing that I like about this war is all the catchy little marketing and branding propaganda.

But I digress. I keep my mind open when it comes to the news. I think we have to since most of the news is bought and sold by the highest bidder. One of the things I read is the Army Times. This is a website/newspaper put out by the Army. The people that we are supposed to support. One article caught my eye: Department of Defense Balked at Pleas for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP).

I was intrigued so I read on, but before we go any further lets look at what an MRAP really is. A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is a family of armored fighting vehicles designed to survive improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and ambushes. This sounds like something that our troops need. But the Pentagon has decided that Humvee's would be sufficient enough for our troops and the jobs they are doing to protect this wonderful nation of ours. So lets see if you think this is enough protection for our troops. Let me know if you would like to die this way:

Pfc. Aaron Kincaid, 25, had been joking with buddies just before their armored Humvee rolled over the bomb. His wife, Rachel, later learned that the blast blew Kincaid, a father of two from outside Atlanta, through the Humvee’s metal roof.

Through the Humvee's metal roof. How can we sit here and let this happen to our people. First of all we need to get them out of there, but we also need to hold the Assholes responsible for neglecting our troop responsible. When the Army investigators did their song and dance they stated, “There was no way short of not going on that route at that time [that] this tragedy could have been diverted.” Is this a fact, then why did an outside source find something different:

A USA Today investigation of the Pentagon’s efforts to protect troops in Iraq suggests otherwise.

Years before the war began, Pentagon officials knew of the effectiveness of another type of vehicle that better shielded troops from bombs like those that have killed Kincaid and the 1,500 other soldiers and Marines.

But military officials repeatedly balked at appeals — from commanders on the battlefield and from the Pentagon’s own staff — to provide the life-saving Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, or MRAP, for patrols and combat missions, USA Today found.

AMAZING! The government that wants us to support our troops will have nothing to do with their protection. This government is so screwed up that the only way to help get our troops safely home is to stand up and tell them that we are tired of losing our men and women in a war that was fabricated in the beginning. First Bush sends young men and women into harms way because Hussein tried to have his Daddy killed. He said the Iraqi leader's "hatred" was largely directed at the United States and added: "After all, this is the guy who tried to kill my dad." He wanted revenge and now Bush has the death of more than 3600 American men and women on his hands and more than 655,000 Iraq civilians.

The only way to support our troops is to get this madman out of office. I know that they said they wouldn't impeach, but lets look at the facts. Clinton lied and all he did was get a action in the Oval Office and made a little stain on a dress. Bush lied and he gets more and more people killed and we still haven't gotten bin Laden - and they know where he is - that again is another post.

To read the article on the MRAP's click below:

Department of Defense Balked at Pleas - Army Times