Slithery Slope

Jack Murtha has a new proposal. One that insures that any troops sent into harm's way are actually given the equipment and training they need.

In addition to training and equipment standards, Mr. Murtha's proposal calls for units to get at least one year at home between tours overseas, no deployments lasting more than a year and an end to the "stop-loss" program that lets the military recall troops who have completed their enlistment commitments.

According to the right this is blasphemy. He's trying to shut down the President in a sly way.

Oh, sly, indeed. Trying to force the President to do what should have been done from the onset, what is reasonable is sly.

Sorry. What is sly is sending troops off to war without body armor and then accusing others of not supporting the troops. What is blasphemy is saying that Iran is killing our soldiers with their sophisticated IED's when we are not providing the armored vehicles that would protect our solders from the IED's.

We need to keep stating the obvious and the truth. If you will not outfit the troops properly you can't send them. If you want to cut funding for veteran's benefits you do not support the troops.

Mr. Murtha speaks for the military and everyone needs to listen.