LAist: Extra Extra: Just Like Us

Andy Sternberg

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:36:14 -0800

So basically Bush extended tours of duty to 15 months last February (the surge) and come July (15 months later) future tours will return to 12 months. So? If anything this is bad for the troops as it reduces the chances they'll have extended time between tours should this war carry on as it has.

torrmoz

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:42:37 -0800

Last year the administration opposed a similar plan set forth by Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA): http://webb.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=278436 Sen. John Warner (R-VA) teamed up with McCain to introduce a resolution to kill Webb’s bill: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/senate-republicans-stop-troop-dwell-time-bill-2007-09-19.html Secretary of Defense Robert Gates also recommended that the president veto Webb's bill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4nSfj46RmE And the administration insisted then that “Congress should not etch into law deployment and dwell times.”: http://thehill.com/business--lobby/webbs-deployment-amendment-will-open-debate-on-defense-bill-2007-07-03.html

Ross A. Lincoln

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:55:18 -0800

Gosh, I don't know what's sadder - having to give up 140 big ones because it's the right thing to do , or the sick bastards who populate the comments section over at the Daily News? http://www.topix.net/forum/source/los-angeles-daily-news/TVRFPH1QE8MAHLKMB