Gates Urges Veto of “Troop Rest” Bill
QuestionGirl September 17th, 2007 - 9:16 amThese SOB’s don’t give a rat’s ass about the troops. They’ll use them up and then throw them to the curb when they’re done with them.
Senate Democrats are confident they can pass legislation to give troops more rest between Iraq deployments, a measure aimed at pressing the Bush administration to change its war policy.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates called the proposal by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a dangerous “backdoor way” to draw down additional forces. Gates said he would recommend a veto.
“If we get this next phase wrong - no matter how you feel about how we got to where we are, the consequences of getting this wrong for Iraq, for the region, for us are enormous,” he said Sunday.
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., responded that shorter breaks were creating an undue strain on U.S. troops and their families.
“They deserve the same amount of time back home as they stay in the field,” Reed said.
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September 17th, 2007 at 9:46 am
I used to like gates (briefly). Now he, like the rest of the administration, can go suck an egg.
September 17th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Really, how dare he. He should be an advocate for the troops.