"This is not right," said Master Sgt. Ronald Jenkins, who has been ordered to Iraq even though he has a spine problem that doctors say would be damaged further by heavy Army protective gear. "This whole thing is about taking care of soldiers," he said angrily. "If you are fit to fight you are fit to fight. If you are not fit to fight, then you are not fit to fight."
As the military scrambles to pour more soldiers into Iraq, a unit of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Ga., is deploying troops with serious injuries and other medical problems, including GIs who doctors have said are medically unfit for battle. Some are too injured to wear their body armor, according to medical records.
Our military is broken, our country is demoralized, and our enemy is getting stronger and more numerous. I am not usually one to admit defeat, but this is what it looks like.
Bush is not thinking far enough ahead. If he does not bring our troops home from Iraq we will not be prepared for what comes next. There are dark clouds on the horizon.
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