Dear George -- how's that "surge" working out for you?

Oooooooooh ... not so well, I see:

EXCLUSIVE: Soldier In New Friendly Fire Case Did Not Get Full Training

Two soldiers killed in Iraq in February may have died as a result of friendly fire, Army officials said Wednesday, not from enemy fire, as the press reported...

One of the soldiers died just hours after arriving in Iraq -- and was one of those troops rushed to the country in the "surge" who did not receive full training.

Don't worry, George -- just another nameless grunt. Plenty more cannon fodder where that came from, right?

THE KIND OF DUMBASSITUDE THAT COULD COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU: Poor Tony -- I really hope someone asks him about this:

Press Briefing by Tony Snow
Feb 28, 2007
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Q There was also a report this morning that two Army combat brigades are being sent to Iraq without desert training -- the Associated Press has a story out today -- and that it's because they're being rushed to Iraq to help get the surge in place.

MR. SNOW: Again, let me stress, what happens is, a lot of times you will also do training in theaters, as well as equipping in theater. The generals have made it very clear, and military commanders have made it clear, nobody is going to go into combat activity without proper equipment and training. Period. So if things --

Q But the story flatly says that two brigades are going in without desert training in California. So that doesn't sound like --

MR. SNOW: All right, I understand.

Q -- they're getting the training.

MR. SNOW: Well, but they can get desert training elsewhere, like in Iraq.

Unless they're killed within hours of arrival. That kind of puts a crimp in the preparation, wouldn't you say?

Oh, and don't forget -- it's we liberals who don't "support the troops." Just in case you'd forgotten.