Dick Durbin was the leader in Congress on protecting the troops

[Cocoa]

I've been listening to talk radio a lot the last couple of days, and they're all over Durbin. There must be a memo out about it, because they're all hitting the same notes, mainly saying that Durbin will have blood on his hands for any future troop deaths, because his words emboldened the enemy.

Of course they don't say a word about the fact that way back in 2003, Sen. Durbin was the first one to draw attention to this problem.

And notice that when the military families wanted action on the problem, they went to Durbin, not to Bush or Rumsfeld any RW radio host...

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2368775.php

Sen. Dick Durbin complained that some National Guard helicopters in Iraq have been operating without anti-missile defenses and questioned whether the Army Chinook shot down over the weekend was properly protected.

Durbin wrote a letter urging Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to investigate whether the helicopter had a fully operational system to divert missiles and asked him to ensure that all helicopters in Iraq have the equipment.

Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said military sources familiar with the situation in Iraq have told him that crews of Illinois and Iowa National Guard helicopters have been flying without complete anti-missile systems for almost six months.

“It’s been a struggle for them to get the most basic equipment that they need to protect themselves,” Durbin told ABC’s “Good Morning America” Wednesday. “The crews and pilots have tried their best to try to secure this equipment from any source imaginable. That to me is unacceptable.”

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[madrchsod]

1. for all the wacky crap that happens here in illinois

there`s one guy who stands above all the rest and that`s durbin. he`s joined the elite few from illinois that has and will change history by their courage to tell the truth. it`s a real shame he will never run for president