Nancy I've got three brain cells and I'm not afraid to use them Pelosi Wrote:
On the eve of war in Iraq, our military leaders on the ground were going through the slides of the war plan they had been given by the White House and the Pentagon. At the end of the presentation, they came to the slide discussing the post-war plan, and do you know what it said?
"To Be Provided."
Well Nancy, on the eve of war in Iraq, the military leaders on the ground really only had one thing about which to be concerned--executing the invasion the following morning. Anything not directly related to said execution would have been a potentially dangerous distraction. Focus was and was rightly the intention.
P.S. You're an idiot.
Nancy I've got three brain cells and I'm not afraid to use them Pelosi Wrote:
and have put National Guardsmen and Reservists on the frontlines for literally years at a time.
We pay these guardsment and reservists when they're not called to duty. I've little sympathy for them, they knew the potential liabilities when they signed up. I believe their rights at home should be protected while they're on duty (e.g. their jobs should be protected for when they return), but they shouldn't be paid by their employers for work they aren't doing.
Nancy I've got three brain cells and I'm not afraid to use them Pelosi Wrote:
The level of their sacrifice was not matched by the level of the Bush Administration's planning, which could have saved lives.
Anything can "save lives". Never leaving your home can "save lives". The potential to have to risk your life is part of the contract when you enlist. We're not talking about conscription here. These folks knew the deal when they enlisted.
Nancy I've got three brain cells and I'm not afraid to use them Pelosi Wrote:
These American heroes have served courageously and without the slightest complaint
If they're not complaining, why are you? Shut the hell up.
Nancy I've got three brain cells and I'm not afraid to use them Pelosi Wrote:
When we use the National Guard and Reserve as an active duty force, the least we can do is offer them the same benefits that their fellow soldiers receive.
If I'm not mistaken, they get tax free combat duty bonus money, no? Reservists are generally covered by their full time employers, no? That's why they are "Reserve", not full time troops. They Guard is not the Army/Navy/Air Force/Marines. They don't spend their lives overseas when not "called up". They aren't subject to the constant stream of relocation that standing troops are. They should not be treated the same as the full time grunts, that's not fair to the standing forces.
P.S. You're still an idiot.