Support the Troops?

“Rushed by President Bush’s decision to reinforce Baghdad with thousands more U.S. troops, two Army combat brigades are skipping their usual session at the Army's premier training range in California and instead are making final preparations at their home bases.

Some in Congress and others outside the Army are beginning to question the switch, which is not widely known. They wonder whether it means the Army is cutting corners in preparing soldiers for combat, since they are forgoing training in a desert setting that was designed specially to prepare them for the challenges of Iraq”

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We have this “desert setting that was designed specially to prepare them for the challenges of Iraq”, and the they aren’t using it now due to the rush to get these soldiers into the war. To hell with preparation for the conditions they will face, just ship them over there and wish them good luck. Are you outraged yet?