Gen. Myers vs. Rice on Military Readiness
On the same day that Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, informs Congress of our military’s unreadiness for any expansion of current commitments, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declares that our military is ready for anything (May 3).
Should we be concerned about the patriotism of Gen. Myers for being an obstructionist?
Or should our concern be with a pattern of reckless saber rattling and disregard for truth in the Bush administration?
Who’s in charge here? Who’s on first? Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!
This administration can’t say good morning without lying about it.
Carl C. Slate
Sherman Oaks
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So the big front-page news is that our troops can’t be somewhere else if they’re in Iraq. Is this a surprise to anyone? What super genius at the Pentagon came up with this shocking discovery? Next time, Mr. Bush, please call me first instead of spending millions of taxpayer dollars to figure out that “what goes up must come down” or “a stitch in time saves nine”! I’ll tell you for 50 bucks.
Alan Morse
Monrovia
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