I’m disappointed Edwards dropped out, but ANY democrat would be better than what we have now. Something else Georgie is leaving us with…….a wiped out military. How Republicans can claim they are stronger on security and terrorism is beyond me. The Republicans have done nothing but CREATE more terrorists and make the country by far a weaker nation than we were 8 years ago. And I have to say, the Democrats have aided and abetted the past two years. They better wake up and smell the coffee.

The United States military is not prepared for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National Guard forces do not have the equipment or training they need for the job, according to a new report.

The study of the military’s readiness to respond to a chemical, biological or nuclear weapons attack found “an appalling gap that places the nation and its citizens at greater risk.”

The report was released Thursday by the Commission of the National Guard and Reserves, which is charged by Congress to recommend changes in law and policy concerning the those forces.

“Right now we don-t have the forces we need, we don-t have them trained, we don-t have the equipment,” the commission’s chairman, Arnold L. Punaro, a retired Marine Corps general, said in an interview. “Even though there is a lot going on in this area, we need to do a lot more.”

General Punaro added, “There’s a lot of things in the pipeline, but in the world we live in, you-re either ready or you-re not.”

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