"President Bush failed to adequately address many of the urgent issues facing veterans today. The last thing these veterans needed was a history lesson. They remember America’s wars because they actually fought them. Instead of making references to previous conflicts, we need the President to take more seriously the myriad of issues facing veterans and their families right now."- Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director, IAVA, on Bush's VFW speech this week
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Recently a Navy veteran was told to go buy his own Purple Heart as we apparently seem to be out right now.
Police officers across the country are short on ammunition because of the Iraq War and conflict in Afghanistan. Some cannot qualify on their weapons; other practice using paint ball guns. And Bush calls this defending America?
Our troops continue having trouble combating IEDs, getting enough mine resistant vehicles, and getting the Iraqis to finish the reconstruction projects we started.
Bush's "War Czar" is concerned about the stresses being placed on our troops. Too bad his boss doesn't seem to have the same sense of urgency.
The Guardian covers this issue since the president won't. And, given the lack of
More thoughts on what it would take to pull our troops out of Iraq. For the time being, the military looks to reduce its role - and presumably its exposure to violence - in Iraq.
Last, but not least, the military has a growing problem with gang members in the ranks. With the increasingly lax recruiting standards, this problem isn't getting any better. Hell, train EVERY gang member in this country and then drop them off in Baghdad to occupy Iraq and let our actual law-abiding citizen soldiers come home to their families. I think every decent American can sign off on that idea.
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