Posted on 03/20/2013 8:55:17 AM PDT by yoe
Just hours after an explosion killed seven Marines in his home state, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid used the fatal training accident as an opportunity to talk about the potential impact of the sequester on military readiness.
The Senate Democratic leader initially took to the floor Tuesday to mourn the deaths of the seven Marines, killed during a training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada.
“My thoughts are with those who are injured and of course the families of those who lost loved ones,” Reid said.
But then, after explaining that the Marines were at the depot for training, Reid went on to use the tragedy as a segue to talk about the importance of canceling the automatic budget cuts known as sequester.
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Labeled a “tragic accident” within an hour, just like the 11/2001 plane crash in NYC....
Lots here are buying the Hussein administration’s explanation -— WHY?????
“Incompetence killed those Marines. All but the 2 operating the mortar should have been in a safe zone.”
Judgement based solely upon belief that the story provided is true.
Why do so many here have such faith in the Hussein administration’s explanations?
If it doesn't matter to the troops why should it matter to the rest. How many in the service voted for the prick. One is too many.
The left complains about the old republican white hairs? The only thing worse, is Reid, an old white haired male prostitute posing as a US Senator.
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