Re: Presidential address on Irag
Here's a good story from our Chief of the Armed Services. This really makes me want to trust any of the spin that comes out of his mouth. Or maybe he just really doesn't know what is going on. He does seem to be on vacation a good bit of the time.<br /><br />In an interview with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service ...<br /><br />Asked about U.S. force presence in Afghanistan, Bush said the U.S. presence is being "gradually replaced" by other troops.<br /><br />"We've got about 10,000 troops there, which is down from, obviously, major combat operations," he said. "And they're there to provide security and they're there to provide reconstruction help. But both those functions are being gradually replaced by other troops. Germany, for example, is now providing the troops for ISAF [International Security Assistance Force], which is the security force for Afghanistan, under NATO control. In other words, more and more coalition forces and friends are beginning to carry a lot of the burden in Afghanistan."<br /><br />In fact, the 10,000 troops in Afghanistan represent the highest number of U.S. soldiers in the country since the war there began. By the time the Taliban government had been vanquished in December 2001, U.S. troops numbered fewer than 3,000 in Afghanistan. And three months later, in March 2002, when the last major battle against remnants of the Taliban and al Qaeda took place in eastern Afghanistan, about 5,000 U.S. troops were in the country.
just a yea or nea please.. no ranting)<br /><br />1."Do you support the Bush foreign policy on Iraq?"<br />2."Will you vote for Bush in his re-election campaign?"<br />Note:<br />if you respond to this poll please correct the new totals:<br />Totals:<br />responses=5<br />#1. yea=4 vs. nea=1<br />#2. yea=4 vs. nea=1<br />Moderaters feel free to moderate
