Well the Smirking Chimp and Republicans have been yelling war for what 6 years now? Where have they ever put the money where their mouths are? The current Vice POTUS was one of our nations worse as far as gutting our military while Sec of Defense. No one not Bush, not either Sec of Def, not congress has done one single thing for our troops but give CHEAP lip service and gather photo opps for themselves.
The state department is running this war and we see the end results. It's a political war making friends of politicians richer. Had Bush went in and ordered Iraq leveled and pulled out I might have a different opinion but Bush is a liar. That can be proven by his comments on Nation Building second debate with Gore in 2000. Bush or Gore they are one and the same even the Smirking Chimp told us so.
In short the Bush Dynasty has been a living disaster for our military. It was indeed under Poppy that the gutting began. The cuts were already too deep and the problems well under way when Clinton took it even further. In the mean time what has Bush Jr actually done for our troops? NOTHING! I can say the same for Hillary Clinton, Lott, Nancy, Reid, Hassert, Frist, and the rest of them. What our elected are doing in both the Democrat and Republican parties to our military is a disgrace and both parties are just that a Disgrace to the blood spilled to make this nation free. Any elected leader that even dares to challenge establishment leadership and demand it follow the Constitution is immediately labeled a loon it seems.
Bush is about as detached from reality as any POTUS in our history. He ties LBJ in agenda. He ties Jimmy Carter in ignorance and incompetence.
BTW our current End Troop Strength numbers both reserve and active are about the same as 1996. Way to GO GOP RINO’s the congressional and senate majority under a GOP POTUS that did exactally what? NOTHING!!! for our military.