Veteran Casualty Warnings Fall On Bush’s Deaf Ears
Military Briefs Bush On Troops’ Welfare
Effects of Lengthy Deployments Discussed
By Michael Abramowitz
President Bush went to the Pentagon yesterday to hear firsthand the views of top military advisers concerned about the impact of extensive Iraq deployments on the overall health of the
Administration officials declined to offer details of Bush’s private meeting with Vice President Cheney, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Bush did not appear publicly after the meeting but issued a written statement indicating that the discussions included plans to expand the size of the military and improve coordination between military and civilian officials in places such as Iraq.
Bush once again urged lawmakers to withhold judgment on what to do in Iraq until after they hear from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, who are scheduled to testify before Congress on the progress of the U.S. strategy in Iraq.
…. a senior Pentagon official said Bush “wanted to check on how the all-volunteer force is holding up under the strain of multiple, lengthy deployments.”
King George appears to see if the troops will hold up for his plans to escalate his wet invasion dreams … Iran … Syria? Hey, without a draft, don’t faint if he dumps criminals out of prisons into uniforms for his final act of Armageddon Envy. His list of atrocities is increasing as election time approaches. Will he hand world catastrophe over to the next president, or will he declare a state of emergency and declare himself Dictator-In-Chief?
