Sorry. I disagree. That is your opinion.
GWB did not singlehandedly change the nature of our armed forces, it was a cumulative effect that was built up over the last twenty years. It came to a head because we had more people engaged in high intensity combat in Iraq and Afghanistan than at any time since Vietnam. If there had been more high intensity combat over a longer period in 1991, we would have seen this type of crap back then.
I take issue with the “It’s Bush’s Fault” crowd. Bush didn’t destroy the military. And Bush isn’t prosecuting these men. Because I say this doesn’t mean for a second that I don’t hold him accountable for things like leaving Ramos/Compean Scooter Libby and the Haditha Marines out on a limb.
I don’t think George W. Bush “effed” over our defenders, and am willing to bet the vast majority of them don’t think he did either. George W. Bush wasn’t a perfect President by any means. But neither was Reagan. Or George Washington. People need to move ahead and assume responsibility for what is here and now.
Maybe you can explain that to Lt. Col Chessani, Staff Sargeant Frank Wuterich, and Sargent Evan Vela.
If you read my whole post, I only give credit where credit is due, and NOBODY has had the audacity to group me in with the "It's Bush's Fault" club.
If you'd been paying attention for the last few years, you'd know that.