In all his shifty-eyed splendor, President Bush delivers a speech on Iraq:
Our work in Iraq will still demand sacrifices from our whole nation. (shifty pause) Especially our military (shifty pause) for some time to come. To ease the burden on the troops and their families, I’ve directed the Secretary of Defense to reduce deployment lengths from 15 months to 12 months for all active army soldiers deploying to the Central Command area of operations. These changes will be effective for those deploying after August 1st. (shifty pause) We’ll also ensure that all army units will have at least a year home for every year in the field.”
I suspect troops aren’t fooled by what was said. And Olbermann calls Bush out. Those “changes” don’t apply to those in the field now.
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