Wes Clark democratic Radio Response

Call on the White House to increase troop protection in Iraq and Afghanistan

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To: President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld


As Americans, we all stand united with respect and admiration for our men and women in uniform. But after recent reports from the frontlines in Iraq and Afghanistan, we are concerned that our troops are not receiving the kind of unconditional support they deserve.

We call on you to immediately provide maximum protection for our troops under fire in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to end any delays in maximizing their personal safety as they put their lives on the line, every day, for us.

Specifically:

We call on you to provide an immediate status report to Congress and the American people, detailing the most significant types of threats to the personal safety of our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the actions that must be taken to immediately mitigate these kinds of dangers, including providing armored vehicles, personal protective gear, medical care, or any other remedy.

We then call on you to provide an emergency appropriation request to Congress for any and all funds necessary to provide our troops with every form of protection for their safety, as identified in the status report.

We believe that every American, presented with a comprehensive status report and call for action, will stand behind our men and women in uniform, in a spirit of patriotism and shared sacrifice, and will support any immediate and extraordinary measures to identify and eliminate any threat to their personal safety that can be promptly remedied through bipartisan executive and legislative action.

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