President Bush: If you look at the appropriations bills that were passed under my watch, in the last year of President Clinton, discretionary spending was up 15 percent, and ours have steadily declined.
And the other thing that I think it's important for people who watch the expenditures side of the equation is to understand we are at war, Tim, and any time you commit your troops into harm's way, they must have the best equipment, the best training, and the best possible pay. That's where we owe it to their loved ones.
Huh.
01-30-2004
Inadequate Convoy Security in Iraq
Concerned civilian contract employees working in Kuwait and Iraq are complaining to SFTT.org that there is inadequate security for truck convoys bringing military equipment and supplies into Iraq from Kuwait.
One former security official said:
"Please keep in mind that on these convoys, the drivers are 3rd country nationals (TCNs) from India, the Philippines, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc. They have no training in convoy security procedures and carry no weapons. The only protection is from the military escort vehicles, one in the front and one in the rear. If the convoy consist of more than 30 vehicles an additional escort vehicle is provided. [W]e're not allowed to carry weapons."
"It is sad that we put soldiers/contractors in harms way without giving them the tools to succeed."
Link to Soldiers for the Truth
This puts the soldiers, their equipment, and their 'best possible pay' in jeopardy.
On Edit: Convoys attacked, 1 GI dead, three wounded
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