Rummy to Marines: Drop Dead

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Sec of Def to disgruntled soldiers regarding poor equipment, including armored vehicles that aren't:

What is more, he said, armor is not the saviour some think it is. "You can have all the armor in the world on a tank and a tank can (still) be blown up," he said.

I remark on this because it immediately reminded me of Laura Bush's campaign-trail statements that stem cell research wasn't worthwhile because freeing the research wouldn't guarantee new disease cures the next day.

And I guess they both cross-remind me of how, when certain tangentially connected groups advise abstinence-only sex-ed policies, they often push arguments that prophylactics can fail.

It's an interesting apparent thought-linkage, from that whole side. I'm not sure how to summarize it.

Comments

[cortezopossum.livejournal.com]

I've heard both sides of the "army doesn't have enough armored vehicles" debate and I'm guessing the real situation is pretty-much in the middle. In either case, Rumsfeld's comments, in trying to cover his ass, showed a lot of disrespect for the troops.