Army Chief Of Staff General George Casey: "No Reason To Doubt" Obama On Troop Shortages

Its Billy Jeff.

It's amazing that anyone would even doubt Obama's remarks at all, given all the outrage about ill-trained and poorly-equipped troops headed off to the surge last year.

Everything Obama said was also being related by journalists to be the reality of the situation, as far as readiness issues were concerned.

And with all the recent flap about MRAPS delays, Obama is, as always, ahead of the argument. He's proving his judgment to be solid and sound, once again.

Only an idiot would send a soldier to a war without guns, anno and transportation. Crap for brains-inexcusable

FISA UPDATE!

Not much to report, actually, except that the House has not caved, and the WH is using every fear tactic that they can come up with. An interesting read over at DailyKos:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/27/144117/624/646/465142

Do monitor developments at Kos, FireDogLake, and especially Glenn Greenwald at Salon.

In the meantime, letters and calls to Pelosi, Conyers and your own congressman would be worth the effort. Do not mail letters to Capitol Hill, as everything is delayed with Anthrax scans. Mail to their district offices.

Also at Kos an article about House Dems being targeted based on their refusal to bow to Telecom immunity¦They deserve a call if you can find the time. And an honorary $25 to one or two of them would be a nice gesture.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/26/124255/527/325/464446

Please take action.

Very interesting piece by David Ignatias. It seems that the anti-war movement was right all along. The real Al Qaeda threat is growing because of the war in Iraq is the duh part. But importantly the fight against Islamic Extremism is far less the "transformational challenge of the 21st century" McCrazy and Bush would have you believe.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/27/AR2008022703179.html

What I would like to see is Obama (Barack Hussein Obama) look staright at J. Sydney McCain and say,

"McBomb, with all your military expertise, you were wrong about this fucking war in Iraq, and I was right. So, go fuck yourself".

Noam Chomsky says: one man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter and VICE VERSA: http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174899/noam_chomsky_terrorists_wanted_the_world_over

Perhaps part of the problem was that Obama, in relating the anecdote, 1) made it sound like a direct conversation with the captain, and then later it might have been secondhand or thirdhand information, 2) made it sound like a current situation, and 3) made it sound like he didn't know that platoons are led by lieutenants, not captains (who command companies), maybe dimishing his C-in-C potential.

Quote from General Casey: "I have no reason to doubt what it is the captain said," Casey said. "This was 2003 and 2004, almost four and a half years ago. We acknowledge and all worked together to correct the deficiencies that we saw in that period, not only in Afghanistan but in Iraq. It was a period that we worked our way through."

Does Senator Obama have any news from Afghanistan that's current? Seems he's four years behind the times.

This is yet another misleading headline headline from HuffPo. This is lame. You're counting on the fact that no one reads past the headline. I smell desperation.

The 28th Infantry Division Band distinguished itself during WWII. During the Battle of the Bulge, the divisional command post at Wiltz, Luxembourg, came under severe attack. Members of the 28th Infantry Division Band took up arms and fought as part of holding line around Wiltz to stop the German advance. The band put away their instruments, dug foxholes and picked up carbines. A clarinetist, Private First Class Collins, manned a bazooka and then drove a truck loaded with the band's music. He was going to save the music, but 10 miles out of Bastogne the convoy was ambushed and all the music burned. Only 16 of the band's 60 men survived the fighting in the Ardennes.

Lesson: War Sucks