April 15, 2005

GOP: US Soldiers In Iraq Are On Their Own

Travis Bruce was standing watch on the roof of a Baghdad police station. He phoned his girlfriend back home and said they didn't have enough sandbags to build an effective barrier. Shortly afterwards, he was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade. Here's the GOP response:
"It is up to soldiers in the field to protect themselves. If they want more sandbags, they should get more sandbags... "
Story courtesy of Atrios and Think Progress.

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