Gates wouldn’t be in this pathetic administration if he weren’t another Bu$h hand puppet. The National Guard certainly had a whole different meaning when George “served” his country, believe me, I mean that as sarcastically as possible. What a difference 35 to 40 years makes. What a true f**kin patriot. Five “D” for deferment Cheney is another proud example of sacrifice and leadership. Who the hell voted for these phonies. Oh yeh, the Supreme Court and Diebold were all they needed.
Congress - pay attention - it’s up to you to stop the inmates from running the Potomac asylum further into the ground.

The new butcher needs more new lives for his slaughterhouse !

My hopes have recently been buoyed somewhat by members of the Senate making noises as if they are ready to pull tight the purse strings on the debacle in Iraq.
If the Senate doesnt act, perhaps China, Japan, and the rest of the countries holding our questionable IOUs will do their job for them.
There are many ways to clean a fish.

Ending this unsuccessful war would be the right decision now, not to send 12,000 more national guards troops to Iraq! Bush has disappointed the majority of Americans through his conduct of war, as it has proven to be an utter failure. Further, Bush continues to keep the Millennium Development Goals on the backburner. Back in 2000, 191 world leaders agreed upon a time-frame to eradicate global poverty by 2025. Bush’s actions prove that the lives lost everday from war and poverty are not his top concern

Over $300 billion has gone towards Iraq and countless lives have been lost and yet we are still far from any sort of resolution. While it is debatable what the next step should be, it is clear that we need to remind our administration that while they have been focused on Iraq, millions of people are starving everyday. The Millennium Goals were set to eliminate world hunger and according to the Borgen Project this can be achieved with $19 billion annually. How about instead of sending additional troops we do something to actually save some lives?

This war will now kill more soldiers, the national guard was designed to protect the nation on American soil, now they are being deployed at a rate of what America expects of an Army/Navy/Air Force regulars, how long can this go on?

Is the administrations thinking that these people are expendable because they are not college bound?

Mad as a wet hen from Washington State