Presidents (and other types of leaders) have a responsibility to men and women they send 'into harm's way'. Providing them with the best equipment available is one of those responsibilities.

Accusing Bush of taking advantage of a photo opportunity is like--well, when a dog pees on a fire hydrant, it's not committing an act of vandalism; it's simply being a dog.

I am a foreign national whose government opted to stay out of round two. Therefore, I won't comment further. Other than to say, Yankee, go home!