Supporting the troops

This Boston Globe story reminded me of a little ditty the Marines in Vietnam used to sing about battalion supply:

We ain't got it,
We ain't gonna get it,
And we wouldn't
give it to you anyway

Marine units found to lack equipment
Corps estimates of needs in Iraq are called faulty

By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff

WASHINGTON -- Marine Corps units fighting in some of the most dangerous terrain in Iraq don't have enough weapons, communications gear, or properly outfitted vehicles, according to an investigation by the Marine Corps' inspector general provided to Congress yesterday.

The report, obtained by the Globe, says the estimated 30,000 Marines in Iraq need twice as many heavy machine guns, more fully protected armored vehicles, and more communications equipment to operate in a region the size of Utah. The whole story.