Cassandra

Like Cassandra in Greek mythology,today's Cassandra looks at the American political landscape and warns of danger ahead.

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As an ex-journalist and government worker, I'm one of those rare Americans who actually cares about the country's future and pays attention to what's happening in the present. With this blog, I hope to make people look more critically at the news. It's our duty as citizens to know what's going on and to speak out.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

BUSH MYSTERY

Why do U.S. troops cheer when they see Bush?

He's the one who sent them into Iraq under false premises to lose life or limbs. They are not defending the republic or the Constitution. They are on a fool's errand.

Although the President pretends to support the troops, he sends them into battle without armor. It has been widely reported that concerned families often send their sons or daughters money to buy their own bullet-proof vests. Can you imagine that? Families have to subsidize the U.S. Army. And the vehicles that the soldiers use are the same as the ones that ply California's highways. So when the SUVs arrive in a war zone, the troops scavanger up scrap metal to reinforce the sides. Again, he's sending soldiers to battle without proper equipment.

Back on the home front, the families of some soliders are on welfare. They can't buy necessities on Army pay. What a disgrace.

I'm sure that there are other things the President's bunch has put in place that jeopardize the lives of our young, brave troops. They deserve better.

Despite his attempt to project a macho image, Bush has never been on active duty, never faced enemy fire. His so-called National Guard "duty" was a rich man's joke.
He showed up when he felt like it, which wasn't too often.

Yet the troops cheer when they see him. He's sold them a bill of goods, sent them off semi-protected into great danger and they cheer him. Why?

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