Countdown, Continued

As we enter what I hope--and am beginning to think--the twilight of the Bush mistake, here are a few more items that make the case for Dubya calling up the movers. CBS News ran a piece last night on 60 Minutes about the shortages faced by the troops in Iraq--everything from armor (body and vehicle) bullets to night vision goggles to radios. The National Guard in particular has borne the brunt of the shortages. Thanks to Steve Gilliard for the link to CBS and for this post about the possible return of the draft, as people quite sensibly are leaving the National Guard--if not retained by stop-loss--and/or not enlisting in the first place.

Aside: George W. Bush Will You Please Go Now?! has "the joke of the year." Check it out.

But, back to the CBS story: while troops are being shortchanged, Halliburton keeps raking it in. And when it's not Halliburton, it's good old fashioned Congressional pork: Pentagon budgets, according to the 60 Minutes story, pay for all sorts of pet projects that either barely have a connection to national defense, or no connection at all.

Welcome to Bush world: where anything goes, as long as the term "national security" is bandied about.