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Friday, March 30, 2007

Wow.
Posted by Jill | 11:54 AM
Great find, via Bush Failed and C&L -- Excerpts from George W. Bush's speech before the Wisconsin VFW, August 21, 2000:


Our men and women in uniform love their country more than their comfort. They have never failed us, and we must not fail them. But the best intentions and the highest morale are undermined by back-to-back deployments, poor pay, shortages of spare parts and equipment, and rapidly declining readiness.


We are going to restore morale in the United States Military, and treat American soldiers, sailors, and air men and marines with the respect they that they have earned. American soldiers must have confidence that if asked to serve and sacrifice, the cause will be worthy and our support for them total.


As commander-in-chief I will give our military a clear sense of mission. America will be involved in the world. But that doesn?t mean our military is the answer to every difficult foreign policy situation. It does not mean our military is a substitute for clear strategy. A generation shaped by Vietnam must remember the lessons of Vietnam. When America uses force in the world, the cause must be just, the goal must be clear, and the victory must be overwhelming.


Strike three, you're out, George.

More:

As President, I will return the VA to the principle that it has a Duty to Assist veterans who seek service-related disability benefits. The old policy required the VA to assist veterans with their claims and that will be our policy again. In my Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs will act as an advocate for veterans seeking benefit claims, not act as an adversary. Veterans who once stood in the line of fire to protect our freedom should not have to stand in the line of a bureaucracy that is unwilling to help them in their claims.


Yes, well, guess again.

Over the last several years, the services have found it more and more difficult to retain the best people. Our men and women in uniform and their families are the foundation of America?s military readiness. Yet in a survey last year of more than a thousand officers and enlisted personnel, more than half said they were dissatisfied ? and intended to leave the service when their current term of enlistment was up. I don?t care what?s said in a political campaign, these are signs of a military in decline and we must do something about it.

The reasons are clear. Lack of equipment and material. Undermaning of units. Overdeployment. Not enough time for family. Soldiers who are on food stamps, and soldiers who are poorly housed. Dick Cheney and I have a simple message today for our men and women in uniform, their parents, their loved ones, their supporters ? Help is on the way!


Yes it is....as soon as every fucking Republican and every wussy corporatist tool Democrat is thrown out of office.

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