· Defence memo leak says virtually no reserves left · 'Intense tempo of life' due to Iraq and Afghan fighting
We already are facing a broken, or breaking, military here. State National Guard units either spread thin or lacking in the equipment needed in cases of emergencies, natural and man-made.
Recruitment numbers not keeping pace with needs of the disastrous failed foreign policies being carried out.
Reserve units facing same as Guard units, spread thin and lacking equipment.
The report goes on
The head of the army has warned that Britain is almost running out of troops to defend the country or fight in military operations abroad.
Sound abit familiar? What with reports of our Military personal, serving in differant branches, and in a wide veriaty of job descriptions, being re-trained as combat troops to do duty in Iraq and Afganistan. This has been going on for quite awhile.
With extended tours, many possibly looking at more extensions, and multiple tours, what's that picture say to those not serving and especially those unwilling to serve, and what Should it being saying to those We Hire to Represent!
More and more of those serving are becoming aware of the lack of leadership on both sides, Civilian and Military, and are speaking out or dropping out!
As the army has been forced to call up 600 reservists for Afghanistan there is only one Spearhead battalion of 500 troops, available for an emergency.
Sound abit familiar as to here. Civilian firefighters fighting numorous small and large blazes, and those fire numbers growing, without the advantage of rest due to possibility that there are not enough National Guard units available to help out!
and more reports about the Brit Military and personal Here
Why is this important as to this country, the parallel's are striking. The Brits weren't onboard with their Government adventure right from the beginning, took awhile for this Apathedic Country to wake up. Even though Brtain is much smaller than the U.S. it means fewer and fewer there are joining, as per population, same here, and we have more ground to cover as to National Security, and if we are to have a Military their main job is National Security Defense.
Looks as if the one time Empire Builder will never be again, even when attempting to do so with joining a much more powerful ally. And it looks like our Disasterous Failed Foreign Policies have removed us from the goals of Nation Building, forcing Democracy{?} and Freedom{?} on others at the end of a Bomb and a Bullet, held by the few!
Those few have guaranteed though Perpetural Criminal Terrorism, not only for us but a large chunk of this planet we and others inhabit, for decades to come!
Update Just after posting the above I received an E with the following Trailer, so I grabbed it and changed it than uploaded:
The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, NO END IN SIGHT is a jaw-dropping, insider’s tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring of 2003), Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003) as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers, and prominent analysts. NO END IN SIGHT examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy – the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government, and the disbanding of the Iraqi military – largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today. How did a group of men with little or no military experience, knowledge of the Arab world or personal experience in Iraq come to make such flagrantly debilitating decisions? NO END IN SIGHT dissects the people, issues and facts behind the Bush Administration’s decisions and their consequences on the ground to provide a powerful look into how arrogance and ignorance turned a military victory into a seemingly endless and deepening nightmare of a war.
The bush seems to think that he will go down to Crawford, and some will follow, giving him Kudo's for a job well done and glowing Historical Reports.
Sorry Idiot History is being written in the Now with all these Visionary Documentaries and Printed Artifacts!
Appeals Court Orders Payments to Vets in Agent Orange Cases
An appeals court chastised the Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday and ordered the agency to pay retroactive benefits to Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and contracted a form of leukemia.
"The performance of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs has contributed substantially to our sense of national shame," the opinion from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals read.
That Shame is the Long Suffering Brothers of 'Nam, remember that other Debacle, many Now Dead from the effects of Defoliants, as well as Tens of Thousands of Vietnamesse still suffering the results through births, of!!!
But the VA did not re-examine previous claims from veterans suffering from the ailment, nor did it pay them retroactive benefits, which was at the heart of the latest dispute.
Now, this Country Called America, the 1st Gulf War Veterans Need You To Listen, and Don't sink back into Apathy with the Present Debacles and Results From!!
And WE still owe the Vietnamesse people for their Long Suffering of our WMD's!
The Vietnamese government says this has left more than 3 million people disabled.
"I challenge Congress and the President to do my Rotation!"
ABC showed this rare report on 7-16-07, It came from the Guardian Unlimited. ABC only showed 4min of the 10min report, but it was an important 4min's. Listen to both GI's, the first will give you a glimpse into what many are facing and why this country needs to 'Move A Nation To Care' finally.
Imagine going through what these troops do on a daily basis, than compound that with extended tours and being sent back into the Quagmire on Multiple Tours! Our reporters, unlike our conflict in 'Nam, rarely leave the Green Zone, the few that are actually there, for this Conflict is more Dangerous, it's a take no prisoners!
The Guardian's award-winning photographer and filmmaker Sean Smith spent two months embedded with US troops in Baghdad and Anbar province. His harrowing documentary exposes the exhaustion and disillusionment of the soldiers.
And here's the ABC News 4min video report, the full Guardian report is below.
A Violent, 'Normal' Day in Baghdad
ABC will be having an updated report on it's World News tonight 7-17-07, just found this out.
The Face of War:
ABC News received an overwhelming response from Monday night's story about U.S. troops in the thick of the surge, which gave a rare glimpse of what American soldiers really face in the Iraq War. Tonight we'll hear from one of the soldier's mothers, the military and from you.
This is the the Guardian full 10min report by Sean Smith.
Inside The Surge Rarely seen on our News programs.
We get Major Blast news, numbers killed of Civilians and how many of our Military Personal, but rare footage of what's happening Daily. ABC News showed a cut of this report on 7-16-07, the Guardian Unlimited has the full report and it was shown on British TV.
This is the link to the Guardian video page and you will find other reports from Sean there also.
Again, listen closely to both these GI's, as well as what Sean caught for footage and stills. While watching you will see two children, in one part, after a shooting of an Iraqi. Think what may happen to these little ones, if they survive. Think also, especially if you have children around, what it must be like for them to be growing up under this Invasion and Occupation and what it has unleased. In what direction will this debacle lead them?
Think also of what it is doing to those who are serving and their families, while the rest of this Country watches Reality TV. This is Reality, Raw Reality, Destructive Reality, the Reality of Hell on Earth!!
BRING THEM HOME NOW, and TAKE CARE OF THEM WHEN THEY GET HERE!!
