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America's Military Says It Best: We Rushed To War Without Fully Equipping Our Troops
John Kerry For President ^
| April 26, 2004
Posted on 04/27/2004 8:57:55 AM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4
26, 2004
For Immediate Release
While the Presidents campaign focuses on smearing John Kerrys patriotism, the head of the US Army Forces Command in Iraq, Larry Ellis, wrote to Army Chief of Staff General Schoomaker today to complain that the military went into Iraq ill-equipped and specifically said that Humvees are not providing enough protection to US troops.
This memo is just the latest example of this Administration's continuing disregard for the men and women who put their lives on the line every day in Iraq. The Bush White House went to war without being prepared and it has got to devote itself to making sure that the troops in Iraq have the equipment they need to win the peace. John Kerry knows what it is like to fight in war and will make sure American soldiers are protected as much as possible when they go into battle. The American militarys men and women deserve nothing less when they are in harms way.
In his memo, Ellis wrote that Commanders in the field are reporting to me that the Up-Armored High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeling Vehicle (HMMWV) is not providing the solution the army hopes to achieve. It is imperative that the Army accelerates the production of Stryker vehicles to support current operations
even though we are at war some Army members and agencies are still in a peacetime posture
If our actions
impede our ability to train, equip, or organize our soldiers for combat, then we fail the soldier and our nation.
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: btr152; fy586604rfi0003; humvee; kerry; sbct; stryker; uparmoredhumvee; wheeledarmor
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To: Cannoneer No. 4
GOP should start giving money and air time to John Kerry. Eveytime that turdburgler or his kool aid drinking ass kissers open their yap's GW goes up a point in the polls........
Stay safe !
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:28:15 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
To: oyez
I wouldn't be surprised if a vote can be shown, that would prove Kerry voted to eliminate funding/development/manufacture of the Stryker!
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:30:37 AM PDT
by
CSM
(Vote Kerry! Boil the Frog! Speed up the 2nd Revolution! (Be like Spain! At least they're honest))
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Schoomaker is a big friend of Hillary-- I suspect the Clintons have files on him.
To: Squantos
He isn't doing all that well in the
INFOWAR, is he?
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:32:42 AM PDT
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Kerry is, as usual, full of it.
FACT: Kerry voted against most of the equipment that our military uses today. If he had his way, we'd have been far less equipped to fight Iraq or, for that matter, a bunch of French girlscouts.
FACT: Kerry voted against an $87 billion package to support our troops when they were already in Iraq. Oh, that's right, he voted for it before he voted against it.
FACT: If Bush delayed the invasion for another 6 months or a year, Kerry would've been in the vanguard of those criticizing Bush for not doing enough to fight terrorism.
For those interested, here's a great website:
http://www.johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com/ The name says it all. I am forwarding this website to every liberal acquaintance of mine - I want to see what it looks like for steam to be emitted from one's ears.
To: laotzu
That's their title. Click on the Kerry for President link above.
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:35:27 AM PDT
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
We Rushed To War Without Fully Equipping Our Troops Sounds like every war we've ever fought, really.
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:36:41 AM PDT
by
wingnutx
(Are you a monthly donor? Why not? (the freeper formerly known as Britton J Wingnutx))
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Ugh.
Who wrote this one?
Was it Mike?
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:39:07 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Fortune for the day: Beware, my coffee has become weaponised and was used to take down net servers.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
"That's their title" Yes, I know.
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:39:16 AM PDT
by
laotzu
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Not surprisingly, there are at least a couple of lies in this little press release. First, General Ellis is Commander of U.S. Forces Command, based at Ft. McPherson, GA, outside Atlanta. He doesn't lead or command anything in Iraq. As FORSCOM commander, he heads a supporting command, i.e. he sends units to support the warfighting CINC, in this case General Abazaid of CENTCOM. Additionally, when a FORSCOM unit arrives in theater, Ellis loses operational control of them--they become a CENTCOM asset. Ellis' role in Iraq is nothing more than interested spectator...Kerry's press release makes it sound like a senior American commander IN THEATER is complaining about the lack of armoved HMVEES.
Secondly, General Ellis' memo is, essentially, a push for more Stryker combat vehicles which recently entered service in Iraq. That begs an obvious question: how did Senator Kerry vote on the Stryker program? The GOP counterpoint should be: how many times did Kerry vote against a vehicle that could save lives in Iraq?
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:44:05 AM PDT
by
Spook86
To: Cobra64
Republican ads are illustrating.... Well, I am not seeing or hearing them. I'll hear Hanity describe certain ads. Meanwhile all I hear otherwise is the left media's version of everything.
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:45:33 AM PDT
by
oyez
(Fortune favors the bold.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Remember? It was supposed to be a walk over. There would be little occupation or need for defense against an insurgent movement.
The Iraqi military would surrender with minimal resistance (as it did) and the entire country would welcome us with flowers and open arms (which did happen most places) and all Iraqis would immediately turn against thousands of years of cultural heritage and embrace democracy - which did not happen.
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:45:39 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
>Force protection is not the mission in Iraq or Afghanistan. Sometimes accomplishing the mission is detrimental to the welfare of the troops
Could you take me off
your ping lists? I no longer
can tell what makes sense
and what is bizarre.
(Assuming I ever could!)
Good luck with your threads.
To: wingnutx
That what I was getting at. Most cases after the first day the original battle plan gets scrapped.
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:47:34 AM PDT
by
oyez
(Fortune favors the bold.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
This is too funny, this guy claims he knows what it is like to fight. I know what it is like to have Congressmen to vote against expanding the military budget and complain to admirals that shit is falling apart because people like Kerry voted against increasing the military budget.
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:51:31 AM PDT
by
Trueblackman
(Terrorism and Liberalism never sleep and neither do I)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
"This memo is just the latest example of this Administration's continuing disregard for the men and women who put their lives on the line every day in Iraq."What a bunch of hooey.
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:53:17 AM PDT
by
MEGoody
(Kerry - isn't that a girl's name? (Conan O'Brian))
To: dead
"John Kerry knows what it is like to fight in war"
Well, sorta. He knows what it's like to be in a war zone for 4 months, getting 3 purple hearts for three little scratches that didn't even get him a day off.
Kerry did some 'good' stuff while in Nam. But that is overshadowed by his grand efforts to get those 3 purple hearts so he could get out. And it's overshadowed by the lies he told about the guys in Nam once he came home.
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posted on
04/27/2004 9:57:28 AM PDT
by
MEGoody
(Kerry - isn't that a girl's name? (Conan O'Brian))
To: oyez
***Bush-Cheney '04 released a new television ad that will begin running all over the nation. The new ad, "Weapons," highlights John Kerry's troubling record of opposing weapons systems essential to fighting and winning the War on Terror.***
In response to your post, the above is from the George W. Bush.com site, and will run all over the country.
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posted on
04/27/2004 10:00:52 AM PDT
by
kitkat
To: R. Scott
"There would be little occupation or need for defense"You may have gotten that impression. But as I recall, Bush was pretty clear it would take some time to stabilize Iraq.
"all Iraqis would immediately turn against thousands of years of cultural heritage and embrace democracy - which did not happen."
True, hasn't happened yet. Well, some have embraced it. The folks coming in from Iran, however, are sent there to stir up anti-democracy sentiment among the nutcases. As Bush indicated from the beginning, it will take time to stabilize Iraq.
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posted on
04/27/2004 10:01:42 AM PDT
by
MEGoody
(Kerry - isn't that a girl's name? (Conan O'Brian))
To: Cannoneer No. 4
We "RUSHED TO WAR" ???
Do you mean the war on terror that was declared in 1995 and we waited until 2001 to respond to?
Or the war in Iraq that took *12 years* of sanctions, no-fly zones and bombing runs before we "lost patience"?
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posted on
04/27/2004 10:02:51 AM PDT
by
WOSG
(http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com - I salute our brave fallen.)
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