September 27, 2004
a couple of good things....
1. There's a story about a National Guard unit being sent to Iraq without any weapons. Be prepared to hear that the heartless Bush Administration is sending our troops naked into battle. Be prepared to refute this:
...The 98th Division (Training) is a training unit and because of its mission is not authorized its own organic weapons. They do not need them to complete their mission statement. This “authorization” was completed decades ago by planners. When they need weapons , another unit will issue them weapons that they will then be responsible for. When they leave Iraq, they will then return the weapons to that unit.2. Powerline has re-posted an account, by a rabbi they know, of a meeting with President Bush. Good stuff.
3. Powerline also has a powerful comparison of an AP piece by Jennifer Lovens, a hit piece on the "Clear Skies" legislation, compared with an article written by her husband, Roger Ballentine, who is listed on John Kerry's website as one of Kerry's most important supporters on environmental issues. Guess what, they are very similar. They both call it the so-called "Clear Skies" legislation.
When you hear those desperate lies about how the Bush Administration is pillaging the environment, consider the source....
Most times when a British Army unit moves they leave their vehicles, tanks etc in situ and hand them over to the relieving unit. Infantry units take their own personal weapons with them but everything else is taken over when we get in station.
Normal practice - saves having to move 24 tanks from Iraq to Germany and 24 tanks to Iraq from the UK every six months.
Posted by: dave t at September 27, 2004 01:11 PMWe do a lot of that sort of weapon swapping too.
And the supply problems that hindered our efforts last year seem to have mostly been solved, or so I infer from milblogs.
And those had little to do with this Administration, but stemmed from a decade-long reluctance of our military to accept that things like the current campaigns were their likely future, instead of the clash of armies.
Posted by: John Weidner at September 27, 2004 02:40 PM
