I had no problem with the man asking the question. It was an honest question that concerned a lot of military people over the past year, and hardly a new issue.
I wasn't even all that cranked that the question was pushed by a reporter, although it would have been nice if that had come out in the early stories instead of having to be pried loose.
What is pissing me off is the media, some politicians, and others lying about the issue, ignoring the facts behind it, and using it solely as a method for attacking the administration and the war. They are a lot more concerned about ripping Rumsfeld a new one than they are about armoring trucks.
This was the Democratic response to the weekend presidential address today. Compare his statements and numbers with the numbers and explanations in the DOD press briefing.
This is raw politics.
I put the data sources out, and not from bloggers, either. Take it or leave it.
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- And one last bit on the armor flap...
- Okay, a bit more.
- From here on out, I don't want to hear anything further from you about 'The Troops'
- And they qualify---must be part of Homeland Security
- Hummers as a business write-off?
- So, I show the entire flap was largely baseless, and that's your comeback? (n/t)
- You showed nothing--you merely found an apologist to get the spin that reinforced this admin..... (n/t)
- Yeah, what the hell would the Defense Department know about it? (n/t)
- Enough to know their jobs are on the line if they come up with the wrong answer.
- Shot at
- Being shot at is being in the wrong place at the right time......
- re: Being shot at
- And war is always about the failure of the political process.......... (n/t)
- I'd like to think you're too intelligent for crappy cliches like that.
- And war is always about the failure of the political process.......... (n/t)
- re: Being shot at
- Being shot at is being in the wrong place at the right time......
- Shot at
- Enough to know their jobs are on the line if they come up with the wrong answer.
- Yeah, what the hell would the Defense Department know about it? (n/t)
- You showed nothing--you merely found an apologist to get the spin that reinforced this admin..... (n/t)