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> Maimed in Iraq, then mistreated, neglected, and hidden in America

25 October 2004, 00:51

SEVEN months into the war, 40,000 American troops were deployed without Kevlar - nearly a third of all forces there. Those 40k vests cost $60 million (thousands of troops purchased their own through catalogs - ridiculous). An F-22 costs $300 million. Our military budget is a half trillion. Huh?

The Bush Admin: Proposed a $250 fee for enrollment in the VA medical program (Congress blocked it); opposed a plan for expanding healthcare to veterans from the Reserve and Guard (Congress pushed it through); was charging hospitalized soldiers 8 bucks a day for food (until Congress stopped it); tried to reduce "imminent danger" pay from $225 to $150 a month (Congress, again); tried to reduce pay for families of deployed troops from $250 to $100 a month (Congress balked).

Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld have never served in combat, nor attended a single public military funeral (Clinton, Bush Sr., and Reagan ALL attended at least several of these). They certainly care about the troops.

One could keep going on and on like this......anyone who defends the Bush admin. has a small penis, and an even smaller brain.