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Sunday, May 23, 2004
Remember this?
Are we better off then we were four years ago?
But instead of seizing this moment, the Clinton-Gore administration has squandered it. We have seen a steady erosion of American power and an unsteady exercise of American influence. Our military is low on parts, pay and morale. If called on by the commander-in-chief today, two entire divisions of the Army would have to report, "Not ready for duty, sir."
-George W. Bush, Acceptance Speech at Republican National Convention, August 3, 2000
What the 101st is going through is a microcosm of what lies ahead for the entire Army. Iraq is its biggest test since Vietnam, and the rigors of fighting a counterinsurgency have demolished much of the Army's equipment and allowed its soldiers' skills to atrophy. For the first time, three Army divisions — more than a third of its combat troops — are classified as unfit to fight.
--L.A. Times, May 15, 2004
Of course, as Al Franken showed in his latest book, Bush's statement was false, as Richard Armitage admitted to Senator Levin in 2000:
Senator Levin: I want to go back to the two divisions not being ready for duty because Mr. Armitage as not answered that. Are those two divisions ready for duty or aren't they?
Richard Armitage, Bush foreign policy adviser: I believe those two divisions, Senator, are ready for duty.
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