Horrible News From Iraq

No, not the 10 US sevicemen dead in the last two days, that’s horrible, but not what I’m referring to. Nor am I referring to the 1,000+ US servicemen dead since the invasion began. That’s horrible, but not what I’m referring to. Nor am I referring to the thousands of American servicemen injured, the thousands of Iraqis killed, nor the recent bombings in the Green Zone.

I’m referring to a story today in which a platoon of Army reservists who refused to go on what they thought was a suicidal mission, delivering fuel in extremely unsafe vehicles. Now the entire platoon has been arrested and could face court-martial and jail time. Since we have spent about $150 billion so far in Iraq, couldn’t we get these men properly armored and maintained vehicles?