Bush Speech at Ft. Hood

Well... DH got up at 1:30 am so he could report at 2am (0200 for you military types). After formations and a 4 mile march, they waited.

The President spoke at 10am (yes, 8hrs after formation) for about 15-20 minutes. He told them men that they did a good job and are making the world a more peaceful place. He also said that as the Iraqis begin to take more responsibility for their security, we will be able to move into a more supporting role. No discussion of reduced forces or reduction in deployment length. Nothing groundbreaking--but thank you for coming to speak to our soldiers, President Bush!

Apparently the powers that be did not increase the number of guards at the main gate so some soldiers had trouble making it for formation! At least the soldiers have the rest of the day off!

I just visited the Drudge Report and added a link to a story about the speech.