“Today nearly every combat brigade located within the United States would report that they are not ready for duty. They are at the lowest levels of readiness.” StatesTodayLevelsUnitedUnited StatesReadyDutyReportsCombatLowestReadinessNot Ready Author:Ike Skelton
“It is vital that Iraq and the United States together send the clearest possible signal that those who commit acts of violence against American military forces and American civilians will not be rewarded with amnesty” StatesTogetherForceUnitedUnited StatesViolenceMilitaryIraqCommitSignalsCiviliansAmnestyMilitary ForceActs Of ViolenceAmerican Military Author:Ike Skelton
“Guard units in the U.S. are suffering severe equipment shortages which will affect their ability to respond to emergencies in their home States, such as Katrina” StatesHomeSufferingAbilityFierceUnitsSevereEquipmentEmergenciesShortageKatrinaHome State Author:Ike Skelton
“Farmers in Missouri and across the country must comply with a variety of federal, state, and local regulations as they grow the crops and raise the livestock that we depend on to feed the nation and the world” WorldCountryStatesNationsGrowsDependsRaisesLocalsVarietyFarmersRegulationCropsMissouriLivestock Author:Ike Skelton
