US elite troops off to Iraq

[KinKyJ]

March 11, 2007 | COLUMBUS, Ga. -- "This is not right," said Master Sgt. Ronald Jenkins, who has been ordered to Iraq even though he has a spine problem that doctors say would be damaged further by heavy Army protective gear. "This whole thing is about taking care of soldiers," he said angrily. "If you are fit to fight you are fit to fight. If you are not fit to fight, then you are not fit to fight."


As the military scrambles to pour more soldiers into Iraq, a unit of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Ga., is deploying troops with serious injuries and other medical problems, including GIs who doctors have said are medically unfit for battle. Some are too injured to wear their body armor, according to medical records.

http://www.salon.com/news/2007/03/11/fort_benning/

Shit, they ran out of criminals to send over already?

[88Mariner]

Re: US elite troops off to Iraq

perhaps we should send pedophiles over. Nothing says "don't fvcking mess with us" like some brown-skinned child getting pooned in the face.

(it's an Andrist bit, but whatev)