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And we’re supposed to be proud of our government? Of our military?
Incompetence in our government is something I’ve grown accustomed to over the years. When stupid people vote in greedy imbeciles, incompetence is the name of the game.
Years of incompetent political leadership eventually “trickles down” into the Pentagon. And before you can say “waterboarding,” [...]

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So sad…
Attack on US base in Afghanistan kills 9 Americans
KABUL, Afghanistan - A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base close to the Pakistan border killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years, officials said.
The attack on the American troops began [...]

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The U.S. Defense Department has extended the combat tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan after insisting for months the unit would come home on time.
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile southern region, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in early November rather than October, Marine [...]

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Amazing story. It’s also amazing we have DADT.
Blind Special Forces soldier: determined to serve
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — When Capt. Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away [...]

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The Pentagon is preparing to order roughly 30,000 troops to Iraq early next year in a move that would allow the U.S. to maintain 15 combat brigades in the country through 2009, The Associated Press has learned.
The deployments would replace troops currently there. But the decisions could change depending on whether Gen. David Petraeus, the [...]

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A federal appeals court has rejected the military’s designation of a Guantanamo detainee as an enemy combatant in the first such decision of its kind.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned as “invalid” a military tribunal’s conclusion that prisoner Huzaifa Parhat is an enemy combatant.
The court [...]

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Republicans want to be known as the “fiscally responsible” party, yet they don’t seem to mind this. Why is that?
Too many dollars, too few Army investigators
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) — Double-billing. Bribes. Kickbacks. Military contracts are big targets for serious crimes - and there aren’t nearly enough investigators to catch them all.
The Army’s contracting budget [...]

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This is how Bush and his fellow republicans think the troops should be treated:

Asked to fight in an illegal, immoral war.
Sent abroad without adequate tools to defend themselves.
Forced to serve multiple terms.
Subjected to sub’standard conditions if they become injured.
Forgotten about once they’ve completed their tour.

Yep, they do deserve better… A BETTER PRESIDENT!
Bush tells Congress to [...]

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From an IReport at CNN:
I was standing in Arlington Cemetery in V.A when a huge storm was rolling in. I noticed these Air force soldiers standing so perfectly still. As the weather took a turn for the worse, these magnificent soldiers stood there ground. I was truly amazing to see them just standing there as [...]

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What’s going on here? From Yahoo News:
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley has resigned, and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne may also be on the brink of resigning, the defense publication InsideDefense.com reported on Thursday.
“Top-level Pentagon officials gave Moseley the option to resign or be fired during a meeting this morning,” the website [...]

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