[SoldiersGirl]

"do we really believe that the entire 4th is sitting in texas and ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT is on ships just sitting there. "



believe or not, your choice....but I'll tell you that are umpteen thousand troops sitting here feeling like poop because they aren't battle like they want to be.

[commish]

Hate to hear that ... The 4th should be right up there with the 3rd kicking some serious Iraqi bootay (^$(&^$( Turks)

[Robert A Cook PE]

Ship transportation of heavy equipment takes a loooooooooooong time at 20 knots.

The ships (tanks, Bradleys, trucks, fuel trucks, supplies have to go from outside Turkey (Black Sea I think) down past Egypt, then back UP past everybody to the ports in Kuwait, then regroup, arm, refuel, organize and go inland.

The troops can sit at home (its cheaper and they have better quarters (they can sleep better, eat better, rest better, train better) then fly in a 12 hours to meet the eqpt that took two weeks to get to port.

All thanks to ONE MAN in Turkey's parliament who blocked existing the majority vote and prevented the measure from passing.

Seems this ONE MAN in Turkey pulled a Dasshole move and played games with the number of voters required: some were absent and he pulled rules to void the majority ballot.