Webb, as you'll recall, sponsored an amendment to the defense spending bill currently being debated in the Senate. Webb's amendment called for US troops to get as much time off as they spend on deployment. Before Iraq, troops who were gone for a year got 2 years back. That long-standing policy has been thrown out the window in the Bush-Cheney “war on terror.” The amendment supporting the troops never it made it to the floor for a vote. That is pathetic, Senators.
According to Webb:
“The traditional operational policy has been if you’re gone for a year, you get two years back. We’re now in a situation where the soldiers and the Marines are having less than a 1 to 1 ratio.” Webb said. Turning to Graham, he added, “And somebody needs to speak up for them rather than defending what this President has been doing.”
