God Damit KERRY use this to attack *..... RE- Troops/Veterans

[Room101]

I'm tired of the Orwellian Bullshit coming from the Bush cartel.
They accuse Kerry of the things they have done.:crazy: So far the Kerry camp has done pretty good in keeping on the offensive, but the latest attacks on Kerry regarding the troops has pissed me off beyond articulation. KERRY better set the record strait with ads or a press conference! An AWOL chicken hawk bastard preaching to a War veteran about Troops and Veterans, Welcome to the rabbit hole folks.


If we support the troops
Why can’t Bush?

ARMY TIMES
An act of ‘betrayal
In the midst of war, key family benefits face cuts

Commissaries and the Defense Department’s stateside schools are in the crosshairs of Pentagon budget cutters, and military advocates, families and even base commanders are up in arms.

The two initiatives are the latest in a string of actions by the Bush administration to cut or hold down growth in pay and benefits, including basic pay, combat pay, health-care benefits and the death gratuity paid to survivors of troops who die on active duty.
http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=0-ARMYPAPER-2335705.php

ARMY TIMES
Nothing but lip service

In recent months, President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress have missed no opportunity to heap richly deserved praise on the military. But talk is cheap — and getting cheaper by the day, judging from the nickel-and-dime treatment the troops are getting lately.

For example, the White House griped that various pay-and-benefits incentives added to the 2004 defense budget by Congress are wasteful and unnecessary — including a modest proposal to double the $6,000 gratuity paid to families of troops who die on active duty. This comes at a time when Americans continue to die in Iraq at a rate of about one a day. Similarly, the administration announced that on Oct. 1 it wants to roll back recent modest increases in monthly imminent-danger pay (from $225 to $150) and family-separation allowance (from $250 to $100) for troops getting shot at in combat

zones. http://www.armytimes.com/archivepaper.php?f=0-ARMYPAPER-1954515.php

VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE
Support The Troops
Deeds Not Words

The House of Representatives voted on a fiscal 2004 budget that cuts funding for veterans health care and benefit programs by nearly $25 billion over the next ten years. Narrowly passing by a vote of 215 to 212, the budget accommodates the president’s $726 billion tax.

Coming only a day after Congress passed a resolution to “Support Our Troops”, Veterans for Common Sense views this action as anything but. The $25 billion cut passed by the House of Representatives will slash healthcare and benefits for disabled veterans and beneficiaries, and significantly reduce VA’s ability to care for casualties resulting from the current U.S.-led military conflict in Iraq. It also cuts $204 million from Impact Aid, a program that supports the education of service members' children. To make matters worse, the Bush Administration has ordered VA medical centers to stop publicizing available benefits to veterans seeking care. And as of January 2003, the Bush administration ceased enrolling some eligible veterans for healthcare benefits.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/newsArticle.asp?id=1582

[rockymountaindem]

1. I agree

however there is so much to attack Bush* with that we can't use it all at once. Some of this needs to be saved for later so that it will be fresher in people's minds closer to the election. Right now it's about Kerry giving everyone a positive image of himself.

[sangh0]

2. Check out

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1128869

[Room101]

4. Thanks, I'm faxing this over to his office /nt

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[jpgray]

3. CALL his campaign!! Don't just post this on DU! (nt)