Quote:

As the father of a son who is serving with the military in Iraq, and as a Vietnam veteran, I am still appalled by the fact that the Pentagon is still struggling to replace body armor that is failing to protect U.S. troops from the most lethal attacks by insurgents ("U.S. Struggles to Get Better Armor for Troops in Iraq," Aug. 15).

Since the popularity of President Bush and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has fallen, I suggest that since the soldiers are deployed in Iraq for approximately one year, they too should try going one year without their Secret Service protection. They could then imagine how it feels to walk in the boots of a real soldier.


ROBERT C. MEUSSNER
Carrick


http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05236/558618.stm


Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. --Will Rogers "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees." - George W. Bush I don't think anybody could have predicted that these people would .. try to use an airplane as a missile, a hijacked airplane as a missile. - Condoleeza Rice Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor To comfort the powerless and make the powerful uncomfortable.