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Armor in Iraq & Afghanistan

First ABC reported on the issue of our military vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan not having sufficient armor. The president weighed in today and, well, pretty much didn't say anything other than he'd have asked the same question if he was a solder in Iraq. Well, here's a thought. You're the commander in chief of the armed forces - remember that little Star Trek jacket you wore the other day, said "Commander in Chief" on it, just under your name. Why don't YOU ask the question of Rumsfeld, even though you're life isn't on the line in Iraq.

And the military confirmed today to ABC News that of 30,000 military vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan, 8,000 are STILL waiting for the necessary armor. That's over a quarter of all the vehicles. Rumsfeld's response today, however, was to suggest that there's no problem at all. Rumsfeld had the nerve to say publicly that you've gotta realize, not all the vehicles really need that armor. Huh, that's funny. So you mean DOD is wasting money preparing to armor 8,000 more vehicles that DON'T need it? How odd. And why are all our soldiers so upset about this if it's not a problem?

And another thing, why did Rumsfeld say 6 months ago that in six months (i.e., NOW) we'd have all the vehicles armored? It's six months, and more than a quarter are not. Gee, no one asked him that question. And finally, John Kerry raised this issue during the campaign. He was obviously right. And the media didn't give a damn. You voted for him, you got him.

Homeland Security

The second big story from ABC is that the Inspector General at the Dept of Homeland Security (i.e., the guy who investigates waste and abuse in the department itself) is being let go because, apparently, he did his job too well, to quote ABC. Seems there's been millions of dollars of waste and money even lost at the department, and nobody really cares. So what do the Bushies do? Let him go.

But hey, this is the Soviet Union, after all, and it's not like we hold our government officials accountable for something as small as the war on terror. I'm sure God will provide.