Who Cares?

In light of the Iraq war, I think it's important to remember that President Bush and his cronies, I mean advisors are wonderful perfect people that we are lucky to have living among us. They are not mean spirited insane trolls that some on the left would portray them as.

For example, see this editorial from Army Times, the periodical dedicated to the Army. The writer states, " . . . the White House griped that various pay-and-benefits incentives added to the 2004 defense budget by Congress are wasteful and unnecessary — including a modest proposal to double the $6,000 gratuity paid to families of troops who die on active duty. This comes at a time when Americans continue to die in Iraq at a rate of about one a day.

Similarly, the administration announced that on Oct. 1 it wants to roll back recent modest increases in monthly imminent-danger pay (from $225 to $150) and family-separation allowance (from $250 to $100) for troops getting shot at in combat zones."

Some of the more emotional among you might be tempted to agree with the editorialist's assessment that the Bush Administration is more interested in supporting the troops with words than with deeds, but I urge you to ignore that assessment. Remember the Bush Administration led us to victory in the war in Iraq, and they are the military's best friend. They've said so, themselves.

Edited to add--I was tipped off to this by Bill Harris over at "This Modern World." So can't say I came up with it all on my own.