Caesar, the legions are not with us.
I guess we now know why the press wasn't allowed in the room when Bush "met with the troops" the other day.
(After the Fort Benning meeting, the soldiers who met with Bush were also barred from speaking to the press.)
A group of more than 50 active-duty military officers will deliver a petition to Congress on Tuesday signed by about 1,000 troops calling for an end to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. “Any troop increase over here will just produce more sitting ducks, more targets,” said Sergeant Ronn Cantu, who is serving in Iraq.
(After the Fort Benning meeting, the soldiers who met with Bush were also barred from speaking to the press.)
posted by mikevotes at
3:29 PM
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A thousand more people Bush will ignore.
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Lew Scannon, at 8:57 PM
Yeah, but this is still kind of a big deal.
IF the morale climate (?) was the same as it was in 2003, nobody would be signing just out of fear of "breaking with their unit."
The fact that there are som many signatures means that the mood has significantly changed. I'm not saying this would represent the majority, but the opinion has gained enough that this is being said openly and broadly.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 9:12 PM
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