Military to deploy to Guatemala to fix tooth-aches and give eye tests

[Vanje]

I think this will happen right after we send a man on a rocket ship to Mars.

I heard the quote, and others on NPR morning edition. What dosnt translate in the transcript is how totally out of it Bush sounded.

http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/rm/07/q1/81656.htm

This weeks GW Bush quote, from his trip to Guatemala. He refers to Guatemala President Oscar Berger.

"We also want to expand access to health care. Today, as the President mentioned, we went to Santa Cruz Balanyá -- it was a really interesting moment. The American people would have been incredibly proud of watching our military folks dispense with basic health care needs to people who needed help. And the people of Guatemala would be especially proud to have seen your military working side-by-side with our troops to do the same thing. There's a great mission of compassion. And it's making a difference to people's lives.

Imagine not being able to see, and then all of a sudden somebody appears in your life, gives you an eye test and fits you for glasses so you can see better. Or you have a perpetual tooth ache and somebody shows up, in this case in military uniforms, and says, how can I help? It is in the interest of the United States to continue these kinds of missions, Mr. President.

[crikkett]

1. !!!!!

Grr. Okay let's forget about the mangled English - can someone please keep their verb tenses straight?

I heard on Democracy Now yesterday that less than 10 miles away from where GWB spoke in Guatemala, is a food-processing plant that employs children who must stand 12hrs/day in 1" water in a cold preprocessing room (they prepare froz veggies) and who aren't allowed to even wear sweaters. The children's supervisors wear sweaters.

They have been cheated out of pay.

So if I were to put myself in the place of one of those children, I'd say freaking hooray for the freaking uniformed US dude pulling my rotten teeth. Can I have some bandages and ointment for the jungle rot on my feet? Can you go with your uniforms and guns and get my back pay for me? I am after all, preparing food for your schools and military cafeterias.

The show is 3/13 and can be found at
http://www.democracynow.org

[BluePatriot]

2. Or, better yet,

can't we have them deploy, to gee, our OWN inner cities and give out these services?

[Richard Steele]

3. Is this the same military that was ordered to stand by while New Orleans died?

Like every other aspect of the US Government, B*sh uses
the military as a tool to serve HIS interests, be they
military or propaganda. The US public can look elsewhere
for help in time of need. MOST of it, anyway....