Evaluation of the policies of George W. Bush and his Republican conservatives on America.
LTG Blum , Commander of the National Guard, Told Congress Today!
Published on May 24, 2007 By COL Gene In Politics



That National Guard is in trouble. They do not have the resources, especially equipment, to handle multiple disasters. Most Guard Units have only 30% of the equipment and much of what they have needs replacement! In fact most state guard units would have to draw on guard units from other states just to deal with a single disaster. Gen Blum said the situation in the Guard is more dangerous than al Qaeda.

In addition for the first time 52% of employers said they would not hire Guard Members who had the possibility of being called to active duty. That is a very troubling problem and points to the long term impact of the over use of the National Guard in Iraq.

Recently the Governor of Kansas said that the response of her guard forces was impaired to deal with the recent tornadoes and had to obtain personnel and equipment from other states. The condition of the National Guard is troubling and the funding that Bush has included in his budget request does not come close to addressing the requirements of the National Guard! Another failure of the Commander-in-Chief! Bush should have completed his Guard Service when he was a Guard Member. He must also have forgotten the importance of the National Guard even though he was the Governor of Texas!

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on May 28, 2007
when you stop telling people how to think

i will stop calling you dictator


dictator col gene
on May 28, 2007
I have not told anyone how to think. I post facts and you make believe they do not exist!
on May 28, 2007
you keep telling me that if i don't think the way you do i am an idiot

and when i give you links that prove you wrong you call me an idiot

and then you tell me that when i don't think the way you do i am an idiot

now tell me dictator col. gene when don't you tell people how to think
on May 29, 2007
and when i give you links that prove you wrong you call me an idiot.

I just posted that your LINK from the Brookings Institute you claim shows the deaths in Iraq are DOWN shows just the opposite! That is not telling you how to think it is showing you that you DO NOT THINK!
on May 29, 2007
I just posted that your LINK from the Brookings Institute you claim shows the deaths in Iraq are DOWN shows just the opposite! That is not telling you how to think it is showing you that you DO NOT THINK!


you didn't post anything about the brookings institute you asked me what my point was

and yes two of their charts showed deaths were up but 5 of them showed that they were down

I post facts and you make believe they do not exist!


what facts all you have posted anywhere is propaganda
on May 30, 2007

what facts all you have posted anywhere is propaganda I guess the 112 killed in May is also propaganda? You are so lame!
on May 30, 2007
what facts all you have posted anywhere is propaganda I guess the 112 killed in May is also propaganda? You are so lame!


Now col be honest, because I know the numbers. Out of that 112 KIA, how many were killed in just plain accidents? Plane or helicopter crashes, etc.
on May 30, 2007
Out of that 112 KIA, how many were killed in just plain accidents? Plane or helicopter crashes, etc.

You can ask the same question about the killed in prior months. The totals are still up. Since most of the helicopter crashes are the result of enemy action why would you not count them as KIA. There are some accidents but that is not the real cause and that same issue would be true of the 104 killed last month! Face it-- This Surge is NOT reducing the fighting. It has shifted it to other areas but it is not moved Iraq closer to an end to the fighting. I hope you are preparing your excuses for September when the BIG REVIEW takes place! That is when all the GOP running for reelection in 2008 will have their backs to the wall! Bush does not careā€”His legacy is set and he can not run again nor would he ever be reelected if he could run.
on May 30, 2007
This Surge is NOT reducing the fighting. It has shifted it to other areas but it is not moved Iraq closer to an end to the fighting.


this is what the surge was supposed to do get the fighting out of bagdad

the surge isnt complete yet
on May 30, 2007
gen. blum last year stated that border patrol and overseas commitments was only using 22% of the guard

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/17/cnna.blum/index.html


so assuming that the state of kansas has hit the high end of that number your telling me that the gov. of kansas couldnt put together a 20 man unit to go and look for survivers in a small town of 2000

this is the same gov. who is protecting a child killer

and THE SAME GOV. THAT IS TRYING TO BE PICKED FOR THE VP OF THE UNITED STATES IN 2008

now i wonder why she would follow the party line

oh that's right she is trying to be v.p. and since the party line is lie no matter what
on May 30, 2007
This is what the surge was supposed to do get the fighting out of Bagdad

No it was to reduce the violence and restore control. Shifting the attacks is NOT A SOLUTION. In addition, the attacks continue in Baghdad. Yes we have completed the Surge-- All the added U.S. combat Brigades are in Iraq.
on May 31, 2007
Shifting the attacks is NOT A SOLUTION


your right shifting it isn't a solution

controlling where it happens is
on May 31, 2007

Reply By: danielost Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2007
Shifting the attacks is NOT A SOLUTION


your right shifting it isn't a solution

controlling where it happens is


ENDING the Violence is the SOLUTION. That is NOT taking place. We have not substantially reduced the violence in Baghdad. Thus, the Surge IS NOT achieving the objective. That is because the BASE reason for the Violence is NOT being resolved by the Surge. This is a struggle for a CONTROL of Iraq. Until all the factions agree to cooperate and STOP fighting and unite against the Foreign Terrorists, there is NO end to the fighting. There is NO indication that the factions within Iraq are ready to end their differences. So long as we remain in Iraq we are a focal point for that violence and the Iraqi Government has no reason to make the political changes needed to resolve the CONTROL issue. Bush and those that support him are still holding out for what they call "Victory" resulting from more troops. To end the fighting with military power would take many times the U.S. Troops in Iraq and then the violence would only last so long as sufficient military power PREVENTED the violence from reemerging. Saddam used military FORCE to prevent the sectarian fighting. As soon as that force was no longer in place the fighting started and the foreign terrorists began to set up operations! That is WHY the military told Bush that 500,000 troops were needed to prevent the very thing we see today. Now that the groups have armed and organized, regaining control is even more difficult then it would have been in 2003 when Saddam fell.

on May 31, 2007
ENDING the Violence is the SOLUTION. That is NOT taking place.


you have to control it before you can end it
and
you say you were a col. in the army

which army the salvation army
on May 31, 2007
no i shouldn't say that

that would be a put down to the salvation army
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