comMITTed to Romney!

It seems that Jack Murtha, the King of Pork, has used a weapon of mass destruction, his mouth, to get to the point where Bill Russell is within striking distance of retiring the man who slandered the Haditha Marines in one of the most shameful episodes in American political history.

If Bill Russell is successful this Tuesday night in defeating the man who said these Marines “murdered innocent civilians” only to see them exonerated or having the charges dropped, you may be able to hear me celebrating in Missouri from Pennsylvania.

~~John Cronin~~

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/murtha-pleas-for-1-million-after-racism-comments-2008-10-30.html

Veteran Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) has sent out a last-minute plea for $1 million to save his hotly contested seat, endangered by his own remarks describing his district as racist.

In an e-mail sent to potential donors, Murtha’s campaign asked his supporters to maximize all campaign contributions.

“We need to raise another $1 million to compete,” his campaign fundraiser Susan O’Neill wrote in the e-mail obtained by The Hill. “We need money immediately.”

O’Neill blamed Republicans from outside Pennsylvania for Murtha’s problems. Polls show Murtha, running for his 18th term, ahead of his GOP opponent by just a few percentage points.

“Congressman Murtha is in a brutal reelection campaign,” O’Neill wrote. “The Swift Boaters have put up a candidate from Virginia and have raised millions of dollars against Congressman Murtha. In addition, other 527s and the [National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)] have spent millions to smear Congressman Murtha on TV, radio and in newspapers.”

Murtha’s race appeared to tighten after he called his western Pennsylvania district a “racist area.” After apologizing, he added more fuel to the fire by saying the district was, until recently, “really redneck.”

Murtha’s comments have been widely repeated, and the congressman was even parodied on “Saturday Night Live.”

In a fundraising e-mail sent on Thursday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) asked her own supporters to help Murtha. “In Pennsylvania, my good friend John Murtha — a strong supporter for me during the primaries and an important voice against the war in Iraq — is depending on your help to win,” Clinton wrote.

GOP challenger William Russell, a 46-year-old Iraq war veteran and retired Army colonel, has outraised Murtha so far. As of Oct. 15, Russell had raised $2.9 million compared to Murtha’s $2.2 million.

Political action committees can donate up to $5,000 to candidates, while individuals may donate up to $2,300.

Murtha, a close ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), is a welcome target for Republicans, who otherwise are headed toward what appears to be a gloomy election night.

Russell moved from Virginia to run for Congress because of Murtha’s criticisms of the Iraq war.

Murtha’s comments about western Pennsylvania being racist have emboldened Republicans to give last-minute help to Russell.

Murtha, a decorated war veteran, first won his seat in a 1974 special election by a little more than 100 votes.

The NRCC this week bought a television ad that highlighted Murtha’s remarks. Separately, former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) accused Murtha in a radio spot of “insulting his own constituents” and “apparently forgetting who he works for.”

Murtha is the chairman of the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee. He has been very successful in the federal earmarking process, ranking as the highest recipient of earmarks in the defense appropriations bill.

His earmarks have revitalized Johnstown, the largest city in his district, and defense companies have opened offices and facilities throughout the region he represents.

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http://www.williamrussellforcongress.com/

[Washington DC]—Vets for Freedom is proud to announce its support of Bill Russell for United States Congress in the 12th District of Pennsylvania. Bill and his family represent the symbol of American patriotism. A third generation soldier, Bill is a graduate of West Point, eventually retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel after 28 years of Active and Reserve Duty, including six tours of duty in war zones. These deployments include Operation Desert Storm, Kosovo and most recently Operation Iraqi Freedom.

On September 11th, 2001, Bill and his pregnant wife were working at the Pentagon when Al Qaeda brought war to America’s shores. After confirming that his wife was safe, Bill joined hundreds of survivors in an unprecedented rescue and recovery operation. Their son was born three months after the attack, becoming the youngest Pentagon survivor of 9-11. Vets for Freedom is honored to stand by Bill’s side as he continues his life of public service in the United States Congress.

As a proud Army veteran of Iraq, I am humbled to speak on behalf of over 35,000 members of Vets for Freedom in offering our strong endorsement of Bill Russell for United States Congress,” said Vets for Freedom Co-Chairman, David Bellavia. “Bill embodies the values which makes our nation the greatest on earth. Bill has delivered time and time again for America, and he will again deliver for the good people of Pennsylvania.”

Vets for Freedom is a nonpartisan organization established by combat veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Its mission is to educate the American public about the importance of achieving success in these conflicts by applying our first-hand knowledge to issues of American military strategy. For more information, please visit www.vetsforfreedom.org.

For more information or to schedule interviews with David Bellavia or other Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, please contact Judy Mayka at (202) 338-4070 or Judy@VetsForFreedom.org.

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Some comments on last night’s Civic Forum at Saddleback Church.

~~John Cronin~~

http://planetromney.org/

But the starkest contrast came as soon as McCain started his half of the forum. Asked the three people he would listen to as president, McCain said right off the bat Gen. Petraeus (Obama had led with his wife and grandmother). It was an immediate signal that this is a man who is concerned first and foremost with matters of war and peace—just as you expect from someone who wants to be president of the United States. Asked when he had bucked his party at risk to his self-interest, McCain rolled off his greatest hits, and went all the back to differing with Reagan on Lebanon (a reminder of how long he has been immersed in national-security issues). It made Obama’s answer about promoting an ethics law with McCain seem incredibly weak in comparison. Then, McCain’s answer about the toughest decision he had ever made—refusing early release in Vietnam—was riveting and moving.

In the first fifteen minutes, McCain had established a moral seriousness stemming from his conduct in Vietnam as a POW and his long-time as a national leader that Obama can’t match. Throughout the rest of the night, he brought up Iraq, al Qaeda, and the Georgia crisis, when Obama was more inward-looking. McCain sounded like a potential commander-in-chief, Obama more like a potential friend. This is not to say, again, that Obama was not impressive. But the skills he showed tonight—the thoughtfulness and verbal dexterity—were those of a very talented memoirist, which, of course, he is.

As for the social issues, tonight should throw a damper on the notion that Obama is going to make major inroads among evangelicals voters. Why would they vote for his social liberalism couched in exquisite equivocations, when they can vote for someone who agrees with them on most everything like John McCain?

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It didn’t take William Russell long to jump into political action after getting back from military action in the Middle East. I just have to admire his courage. He just gets back to the states from dangerous military service to his country and as soon as he gets his duffel bags unpacked, he takes on one of the most powerful Democrats in the U.S. House, Jack Murtha, the King Of Pork.

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/local_story_219231640.html

BY MIKE FAHER
The Tribune-Democrat

William Russell is back on the campaign trail.

The 12th Congressional District Republican candidate, who is attempting to unseat longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha, held his first Cambria County campaign event Wednesday.

It was a modest affair on a back porch in Upper Yoder Township. But Russell said he is gaining momentum.

“This campaign has heard from thousands of people over the past few weeks,” he said.

Russell, who spent his career in the military and served in both Iraq wars, nearly saw his campaign end in February when a judge ruled that he had not gathered enough valid petition signatures to appear on the primary ballot.

But with no other GOP candidates running, Russell garnered thousands of write-in votes to easily secure his party’s nomination.

Russell, who moved here from the Washington, D.C., area to challenge Murtha, finished 90 days of active military duty and began campaigning last week.

Military policy – and Iraq in particular – remains the centerpiece of his platform.

While Murtha has called for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Iraq, Russell argues that such a move would appease America’s enemies.

More information is available on his Web site, www.russellbrigade.com.

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Iraq war veteran Nathan Bech makes the big time as he garners support from MASSGOP big hitter Lt. Governor Kerry Healey. For any Mittheads in the environs, please consider sending in your RSVP to help this conservative win election to Congress.

~~John Cronin~~

***Tuesday, August 5th***
With Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey

Private Reception 5:00-6:00 PM
Suggested Donation $150

General Reception 6:00-7:00 PM
Suggested Donation $50
East Mountain Country Club
1458 East Mountain Rd. Westfield, MA

RSVP to events@nathanbech.com
413-788-0669

Directions: From Mass Turnpike:

Exit 3 take right after toll booth. 1/4 mile take left at Y onto Holyoke Road. 1-1/2 miles to stop sign. Take left onto East Mountain Road. Course is 1-1/2 miles on left.

From Route 91:

From North take exit 16. Take route 202 south to Westfield. Take left at traffic light just after Westfield line. This is East Mountain Road, course is 1-1/2 miles on right.
From South take exit 15. Take left to 4 corner intersection. Take right onto Homestead Ave. Next 4 corner intersection will be route 202. Take left 202 South to Westfield line. Take left at traffic light just after Westfield line. This is East Mountain Road, course is 1.5 miles on right.

From Route 20:
Traveling East through Westfield, East Mountain Road is just past Walmart on the left directly across from Bertera Dodge. Traveling West, through West Springfield, East Mountain Road is on the right. Approximately 1 mile past Westfield/West Springfield line. We are located 3-1/2 miles from Route 20 on left.

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Obama and Troops in Iraq

I just think that this picture is so wrong. Why are the troops “lined up” to see this man? He’s not President of the United States, he’s a simple junior Senator from Illinois. Grrr.

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In keeping with the theme of my post “Participatory Democracy”, I would like to introduce our readers to a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, who is running for Congress in the 1st district of Massachusetts, Nathan Bech.

I am still getting to know Mr. Bech’s positions on the issues, but as most of you know, two of the most important issues for me are Respect For Life and Immigration. Nathan Bech has the positions I am looking for in a candidate, with strong pro life and pro border law enforcement stands.

It’s my understanding that the 1st CD in Massachusetts includes the western region of the state, mainly rural, with Amherst and Holyoke being two of the bigger cities within the 1st district. Oh, and did I mention, very liberal. As conservative as Nathan is, (he describes himself as moderately conservative) running for Congress in western Massachusetts as a Republican is not for someone who discourages easily. As a veteran of Army Intel, it makes sense that Nathan is not the shy, retiring type.

Good Luck to Nathan Bech in his campaign to unseat another out-of-touch liberal Democrat.

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.nathanbech.com/pa/ge/24/immigration

IMMIGRATION

We are a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws. The sacrifice millions of hard working immigrants have made to come to the United States legally is undermined by those who seek an expedited path to prosperity by forgoing the process and breaking our laws. Nathan Bech believes that securing our borders is a matter of national security and fair play to the many law abiding immigrants seeking a new life in the United States.

Secure Our Borders

The first step we must take in order to tackle our immigration problem is to secure our borders. Nathan supports physical and technological barriers as well as a strengthened border patrol. Tight border security includes not just the entry and exit of people, but also the effective screening of cargo at our ports and other points of entry. Nathan also supports the toughest penalties for those who traffic in human cargo.

Tamper Proof ID system

Nathan Bech does not support a National ID card, but does support giving states the technological and financial assistance to create their own tamper proof ID which can be used for instant background checks. Employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens will face increased fines and actual incarceration. When work disappears the vast majority of illegal aliens will voluntarily leave the United States.

Increase Legal Immigration

We must create a temporary worker program for farmers and other seasonal business owners to hire foreign labor. Nathan supports a program that would allow foreign workers to travel to the United States to work for a period of no longer than nine months. Those workers would be required to return to their native countries for a period of time not less than the time spent in the United States before reapplying for temporary worker status.

Nathan supports family reunification as a goal of our immigration policy. Immigrant families are some of the strongest our country has and the decline of the family unit is one of the contributing factors to some of our most insidious social problems.

Nathan also believes we should actively recruit the best and brightest minds from other nations to immigrate to the United States. We need scientists to find cures for disease, technicians to develop software and doctors to care for patients as we begin to provide healthcare to all Americans. While American ingenuity is not dead, we should always be on the look out for the next Albert Einstein.

SANCTITY OF LIFE

Nathan Bech is pro-life and would support legislation which protects the rights of the unborn. Nathan believes that we must take action to protect women and their partners from such dire choices, by ensuring economic opportunity, promoting marriage, and educating them about humane alternatives to abortion.

Promoting Adoption

Musician Faith Hill, President Gerald Ford, Athlete Greg Louganis, and Steve Jobs founder of Apple Computers are just a few examples of adopted children who went on to have a dramatic impact on our culture, politics and economy. As a US Representative, Nathan Bech will seek ways to promote adoption as a first option for women struggling with a crisis pregnancy. Adoption is a gift that should be open to diverse families, and good parents should have the option to adopt inside the United States without undue amounts of red tape.

Torture of Prisoners

Nathan Bech believes we must have one standard for the treatment or prisoners of war or enemy combatants; they should be treated as we would want American service members in the same situation treated. Nathan believes that torture of our enemies not only is ineffectual but undermines our nation’s moral authority to compel human rights improvements around the world. Nathan further believes that we should not allow our allies to take actions on our behalf that we would not be willing to take ourselves.

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It’s stories like the one below that make me a Republican. Even with all our faults, we don’t come close to the level of hypocrisy that the Democratic Party achieves on a regular basis.

The disgraceful hounding of eight Marines, serving their country under life and death circumstances, by the craven Congressman Murtha, as a purely partisan political ploy in the 2006 election, is another reason why I will NEVER vote for a Democrat.

Any party that will sink this low to keep their shameful and now disgraced organization in power, deserves the unmitigated contempt of the American electorate.

~~John Cronin~~

By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 4:20 PM PT

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=298857066210197

Justice: The latest Haditha Marine to be exonerated is considering suing Rep. John Murtha for calling him a cold-blooded killer. Will Barack Obama be a character witness for saying Murtha knows his stuff?

If you hadn’t heard, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani is the seventh of the Haditha 8 to either be acquitted or have charges dismissed regarding the deaths of civilians in the town of Haditha, Iraq, on Nov. 19, 2005.

Mainstream media and liberal Democrats, if that’s not redundant, are more preoccupied these days with protecting the rights of terrorists, even Osama bin Laden, to habeas corpus and other rights of U.S. citizens they were trying to kill. That has replaced Abu Ghraib and Gitmo as their cause celebre.

Now that Haditha hasn’t turned out to be the Iraqi My Lai they hoped for, they have no time for the innocent Marines, either to comment or apologize. The Los Angeles Times, during a slow period in the barrage of charges, asked in a headline, “Whatever Happened To The Iraqi My Lai?”

Well, the crime never happened, the guilty were found innocent and the lynch mobs dispersed.

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I just came across this brief editorial by one of my favorite writers, the immensely talented Dr. Thomas Sowell. What he had to say was grim…….and timely. If you have been following the fighting between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah, you know that Iran has no scruples about giving missiles and other armaments to people who use them against innocent civilians. We also know that our military personnel in Iraq are being killed and maimed by IED’s provided by Iran.

So, it should come as no surprise that the Mullahs of Iran will with hold no good thing in their soon to be developed nuclear arsenal from terrorists bent on destroying first Israel and then the United States of America.

Please take the time to read this article so that you will have this information as you prepare to cast your vote in the Presidential elections.

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=297558971216461

By: Dr. Thomas Sowell

Our one window of opportunity to prevent this will occur within the term of whoever becomes president of the United States in 2009.

At a time like this, we don’t have the luxury of waiting for our ideal candidate or of indulging our emotions by voting for a third party candidate to show our displeasure — at the cost of putting someone in the White House who isn’t up to the job.

Sen. John McCain has been criticized in this column many times. But, when all is said and done, he has not spent decades aiding and abetting people who hate America.

On the contrary, he has paid a huge price for resisting our enemies, even when they held him prisoner and tortured him. The choice between him and Barack Obama should be a no-brainer.

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http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=296780190323947

Surge To Victory

By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 4:20 PM PT

War On Terror: They said the surge would fail. They claimed we had no allies. They called Iraq a quagmire. They sought to cut and run. Now, our victories over terror are accelerating across the world.

I love this quote from the end of the article: IT’S A BAD TIME TO BE A TERRORIST.

~~John Cronin~~

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News from the Jeff Beatty for US Senate from Massachusetts campaign. Below is an official press release from Jeff Beatty’s office.

Please consider helping Jeff Beatty unseat one of the most liberal Democrats in Washington. He stands with us as a Republican who will bring the Iraq war to a successful conclusion and will support border law enforcement as well as being a pro business conservative who wants to cut the tax burden on middle class Americans.

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.jeffbeatty.com/PressReleases/New-Bedford-GOP-Endorseme-25.html

The New Bedford Republican Party is pleased to announce it’s endorsement of US Senate hopeful, Jeff Beatty of Harwich, Massachusetts. Mr. Beatty’s relevant experience and credential have excited grassroots Republicans across the Commonwealth resulting in over 30,000 individual donors and over $1,000,000 raised to support his campaign. Mr. Beatty looks forward to contrasting himself with incumbent Sen. John Kerry (D-MA.) throughout the next months.

Mr. Beatty brings to his candidacy a strong, measurable record of service to the United States and to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Beatty served with honor as a former US Army Delta Force Officer (wounded in the first Blackhawk Helicopter shot down) and earned a Purple Heart. Mr. Beatty additionally served his country with distinction as an FBI Agent advising the National Hostage Rescue Team and later as a CIA Counter-Terrorism Officer with service in Europe and the Middle East theaters of operation.

Following service to the Commonwealth and to the United States, Mr. Beatty returned to Massachusetts to engage in the private sector and to offer his vast wealth of expertise to help protect American citizens. Mr. Beatty founded and now operates TotalSecurity.US which has helped provide professional consulting and security operations as well as personnel critical to the protection of major American landmarks and mass-transit services: Logan Airport, the MBTA, the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Pentagon, the World Trade Center, USS Constitution, the Statue of Liberty, the SUPERBOWL, the Rose Bowl and the Olympics.

Mr. Beatty has confirmed his commitment to keep our government small and less intrusive, will offer measurable goals to help attract businesses and long-term jobs to our Commonwealth, and has affirmed his willingness to work with all members and generations of our society to help honor the sacrifices made in Iraq and Afghanistan by revisiting simple, stated political and military methods to restore lasting security and a reinstated civil society to those affected regions. In step with the New Bedford Republican Party, Mr. Jeff Beatty is an admirer and friend to all legal immigrants and entrepreneurs who come to our great nation to value the promise of political and financial freedom. Mr. Beatty strongly believes that we should honor and respect those citizens who have come to the United States legally and loyally.

With so much at stake in 2008, the opportunity to support a candidate like Jeff Beatty is enhanced by the true merits of his exceptional relevant experience, background and personality. Support and commitment to Mr. Jeff Beatty and campaign reflects not only a strong, engaging confidence in our ability to elect a deserving Republican to national office, but also suggests a reflection of confidence in ourselves as critical participants of a vast grassroots Republican movement.

The Jeff Beatty for US Senate Campaign may be contacted at www.jeffbeatty.com.

The New Bedford Republican Party voted unanimously on April 15, 2008 to publicly and officially endorse Mr. Jeff Beatty for US Senate.

To learn more about the New Bedford Republican Party, and to review our events calendar, candidates’ endorsements as well as current activities and agendas, please visit our district website at www.semassgop.com or contact New Bedford GOP chairman, Nathan Pierce by emailing newbedfordgop@yahoo.com.

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As you all know, Sen. McCain delivered a major speech on Thursday, May 15, where he outlined his TIMETABLE FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS FROM IRAQ!

This is the same man who used that very point to attack Mitt Romney during the last days of the Florida primary! Wait, I’m confused. Timetables for an Iraq withdrawal are bad, right? No, now they’re good.

McCain said that Gov. Romney should not have taken a nuanced approach to timetables in a debate question when he said that their should be private timetables used to gauge the Iraqi government’s progress toward certain benchmarks. He (Romney) said he would not be in favor of publicly releasing any timetables that could be used to the advantage of the insurgents. I thought that was an intelligent response to a complicated set of problems and the correct policy approach.

Sen. McCain had different ideas back then. After all that was three months ago. He lectured Gov. Romney that his response should have been “No.” McCain’s current answer is “Yes.”

Unbelievable folks, just unbelievable. Not only does McCain have timetables, but he delivers them in a major speech that traveled around the world within minutes of it’s conclusion. All Al Queda has to do now is lay low for four years, use the time to recruit and train new thugs, raise money to buy ammunition and IED’s from Iran and get ready for the “big push” in 2013.

~~John Cronin~~

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Good news coming out of the Pentagon. Gen. Petraeus is set to become the new head of our
military operations for the Middle East and Central Asia. Congratulations to a very fine commander who has saved American and Iraqi lives by taking the fight to the Jihadiis.

Now let’s go get Muqtada al Sadr!

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/washington/24military.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

By THOM SHANKER

WASHINGTON — Under a plan announced at the Pentagon on Wednesday, the two commanders most closely associated with President Bush’s current strategy in Iraq would be elevated into new posts with responsibilities extending into the next administration over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gen. David H. Petraeus would take charge of all military affairs across the Middle East and Central Asia, and would be succeeded as the senior commander in Iraq by Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, who returned to Washington in February after serving 15 months as General Petraeus’s deputy.

Asked whether the planned nominations by Mr. Bush were a sign that American policy was to “stay the course” in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that the security gains that had been achieved under General Petraeus’s command meant that “staying that course is not a bad idea.”

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This definitely falls into the “Conservative File”. HT: To the hubby

Normally when you hear about anything from Hollywood and the Iraq war it’s all negative, but this positive story written by Angelina Jolie bucks that trend. What great news!

From the story:

My visit left me even more deeply convinced that we not only have a moral obligation to help displaced Iraqi families, but also a serious, long-term, national security interest in ending this crisis.

Today’s humanitarian crisis in Iraq — and the potential consequences for our national security — are great. Can the United States afford to gamble that 4 million or more poor and displaced people, in the heart of Middle East, won’t explode in violent desperation, sending the whole region into further disorder?

What we cannot afford, in my view, is to squander the progress that has been made. In fact, we should step up our financial and material assistance. UNHCR has appealed for $261 million this year to provide for refugees and internally displaced persons. That is not a small amount of money — but it is less than the U.S. spends each day to fight the war in Iraq. I would like to call on each of the presidential candidates and congressional leaders to announce a comprehensive refugee plan with a specific timeline and budget as part of their Iraq strategy.

As for the question of whether the surge is working, I can only state what I witnessed: U.N. staff and those of non-governmental organizations seem to feel they have the right set of circumstances to attempt to scale up their programs. And when I asked the troops if they wanted to go home as soon as possible, they said that they miss home but feel invested in Iraq. They have lost many friends and want to be a part of the humanitarian progress they now feel is possible.

It seems to me that now is the moment to address the humanitarian side of this situation. Without the right support, we could miss an opportunity to do some of the good we always stated we intended to do.

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I’m not trying to say that if Clinton had been president after 9-11, that he would have gone into Iraq. Clinton did say that; “Saddam must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons”. And Clinton actually did go into Iraq in “Operation Desert Fox”, saying; “Earlier today I ordered America’s armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors,”Clinton also stated that, while other countries also had weapons of mass destruction, Hussein is in a different category because he has used such weapons against his own people and against his neighbors. Click here for more.But I’m not trying to say that Clinton would have gone into Iraq in the way that “W” did. I’m just trying to say that now we know that: The Clinton Administration was wrong to dismantle the military.Reasons to agree:

1. Clinton decreased military personnel by 500,000.
2. Clinton decreased military spending by about $50 billion a year.
3. Under Clinton the U.S. Army lost four active divisions.
4. Under Clinton the U.S. Army lost two reserve divisions.
5. Under Clinton the U.S. Navy lost almost 80 ships.
6. Under Clinton the U.S. Air Force saw its active personnel decrease by 30 percent.
7. Under Clinton the Marines’ personnel dropped by 22,000.
8. We need more troops than we have in order to win a war in Iraq and Afghanistan. That is about the size of Military that we should have. Weather Bush 1, Clinton, or Bush 2 were right or wrong in their actions in Iraq, we need to have the capacity to win the war that Bush 2 tried to fight. It was wrong for the Clinton administration to dismantle the military.

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