Stop funding the war and start funding the troops

[pstans]

"Stop funding the war and start funding the troops"

This should be the message from every Democrat in Congress.

Democrats have a chance to take a stand and finally support our troops. Our troops were sent to Iraq lacking proper body armour, the VA budget was recently cut, and now the news about the mistreatment of our Vets have received at Walter Reed. It is an embarassment to our nation that puts so much pride in our freedoms that we don't support those who fight for them.

The American people sent a message in the November election that they wanted a change in policy in Iraq. In a ABC/Washington Post Poll 64% of Americans say the Iraq War was not worth fighting and 56% say our troops should be withdrawn out of Iraq.

Our elected officials in Congress should be putting legislation together that sets a deadline when all troops must be redeployed. Then take the money that was going to be spent on combat in Iraq and put that into Veteran benefits and upgrading Walter Reed and the VA hospitals.

It is time that we invest in our most valued treasure. Now if only all the Democrats in Congress would stand up and say, "Stop funding the war and start funding the troops."

[sampsonblk]

1. VERY good

"This should be the message from every Democrat in Congress." We have to be able to separate the war from the troops in order to even discuss the issue. The Walter Reed issue has given our side an opporunity to make the separation.

[brer cat]

2. Excellent post!

I have made the point on other threads that this is the ONE thing that I know will allow many true republicans (not neo-cons) to hold their nose and vote for a dem. Troop abuse during wartime will not be tolerated by an overwhelming majority of Americans.

k&r

[Rydz777]

3. My sentiments exactly

We have (at least) 25,000 troops who have come back from Iraq with physical or psychological problems that will impair them for years. Stop squandering money on this obscene war and take proper care of the men and women who have made sacrifices most of us cannot even imagine.