Supporting the Troops....

From that great multi-colored fishwrap, USA Today, comes this:

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Rushed by President Bush's decision to reinforce Baghdad with thousands more U.S. troops, two Army combat brigades are skipping their usual session at the Army's premier training range in California and instead are making final preparations at their home bases.

Some in Congress and others outside the Army are beginning to question the switch, which is not widely known. They wonder whether it means the Army is cutting corners in preparing soldiers for combat, since they are forgoing training in a desert setting that was designed specially to prepare them for the challenges of Iraq.

He's sending them into a hopeless situation, and not even preparing them fully for the task. Better buy another magnetic ribbon for the back of the pickup.