Saturday, April 28, 2007
Our Dear Leader to withhold armored vehicles for Iraq
In an attempt to prove his point about the Democrats harming the troops.
Like most of the Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles in Anbar province, this one has been hit as many as three times by enemy fire and bomb blasts. Yet, to date, no American troops have died while riding in one.But His Fatuousness will veto the funds that will provide these vehicles to the troops for the sole purpose of saying the Democrats made him do it. Let us review the main point that is often overlooked. Our Dear Embattled Leader has no intention of following any legislative attempt to restrict his legacy. Even were he to sign the bill, he would never obey any injunction to withdraw and end his own greatest fiasco. So any pontificating about the "necessity" of the veto is just so much manure to be flung at those who dare to oppose his decisions. And many more people will die because Himself is never wrong.
But efforts to buy thousands more carriers - each costing about $1 million - could be delayed if the White House and Congress do not resolve their deadlock over a $124.2 billion war spending bill.
About $3 billion for the vehicles is tied up in the legislation. The spending plan has stalled because of a dispute over provisions that would set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
At a hearing last month, lawmakers urged the Army to get more of the carriers to the battlefront as quickly as possible. The vehicles, with their unique V-shaped hull that deflects blasts outward and away from passengers, are considered lifesavers against the No. 1 killer in Iraq - roadside bombs.
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