Still Shortchanging the Troops - New York Times

Still Shortchanging the Troops - New York Times

"The prospects for Iraq might be very different today if Mr. Rumsfeld had listened to some of his own senior generals and occupation officials and authorized significantly larger ground forces from the beginning. The early looting might have been contained before it shattered political confidence and vital infrastructure. The insurgency might never have gotten such a head start. The incineration tactics of Falluja and the Abu Ghraib nightmare might have been avoided. And the Army's downward spiral of readiness, recruitment and morale might never have begun. But the obstinate ideologues in Mr. Rumsfeld's Pentagon have never accepted the fact that the reality of Iraq did not fit their assumptions. The budget and the four-year plan released with it read almost as if the current conflict had never happened and could never happen again."

Folks, give this editorial a read and see if the words of our illustrious leaders regarding the respect for our troops and the sacrifice they are making ring true. As a veteran, the words of the president, vice president and secretary seem less than sincere.