Bush Breaks Campaign Promise, Again!

Among the many things Bush promised in 2000 and 2004 was that he would do a better job than the Clinton administration in preventing our military from "eroding". Yet today we see just the opposite. The National Guard, which has been elevated to more than weekend warrior status, is so depleted that if there was a crisis at home, they would have a hard time responding.

(AP) Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum spoke to a group defense reporters after Army officials, analysts and members of Congress disclosed that two-thirds of the active Army's brigades are not ready for war.

The budget won't allow the military to complete the personnel training and equipment repairs and replacement that must be done when units return home after deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan, they say.

During the Clinton years, two of the 10 Army divisions were rated C-4, or lowest readiness, now?

Last week, several House Democrats said publicly that two-thirds of the Army brigades are rated not ready for combat, and Army officials have not disputed that figure.