More Proof that America Hates Its Own Soldiers

I have a friend who has a brother in the Marines. She once told me that her family had to come out of pocket to purchase fatigues for him to wear in Iraq, because the Marine Corp was unable to supply him with more than a couple pair. Needless to say, I was shocked. It turns out that this is now standard operating procedure in today's armed forces. According to the attached article, "Soldiers serving in Iraq and their families have reported buying everything from higher-quality protective gear to armor for their Humvees, medical supplies and even global positioning devices."

After being pressured by Congress, the Defense Department agreed to reimburse the soldiers... but as the article notes, DoD has missed the deadline: Yahoo! News - U.S. Misses Soldier Reimbursement Deadline

My question is simply this: when are we going to get rid of the Keystone Kops that are (badly) running things at the Pentagon?

More later...
Paul