Republicans - Conservatives versus American Troops & Veterans
Last Update December 2007
Here is a short compilation, by far not complete, of news providing information about the disrespect, lack of care, concern and compassion for our current Troops and Veterans who fought for our country in the past that the current Bush administration holds close to their "moral values" stance on the American people.
Iraq Vets Scandal
2007
November
20,000 vets' brain injuries not listed in Pentagon tally.
Military demanding bonus pay back from wounded vets.
Kennedy and Cleland say - Stop Messing with Vets' Jobs.
October
Number of uninsured vets nears 2M.
Iraq vets say Pentagon is denying benefits.
August
Administration Fights Dem Plan to Boost School Aid for Vets.
July
Army's 'Debt Of Service' Leaves Vets Perplexed - Unbelievably, Soldiers Must Pay For Damaged Equipment.
June
Panel Urges VA to Refigure Pay for Disabled Vets.
April
Brain injuries baffle war vets, doctors.
GI Bill Fails Vets - Soldiers returning from Iraq aren’t receiving their education stipends until it’s too late.
Vets 'not well-served,' Senate panel told - Army cited as branch that might be shortchanging wounded soldiers.
March
Abandonment Of Vets Is A Military Tradition.
A quarter of US war vets diagnosed with mental disorder.
February
Vets on the Street - Hundreds of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are ending up homeless. How could this happen?
2006
December
Iraq Vets Falling Through Health-Care Cracks. 12.20.06
November
Veterans Abandoned
Troubled troops in no-win plight
October
Republicans voted to cut Veterans' health benefits
Many Veterans Lose Health Benefits
Emotionally injured vets clogging underfunded system, new reports say
September
Traumatic Brain Injury Research Must be Fully Funded
Buying-Out Disabled Veterans: Politically-stacked Vets’ Commission looks at lump-sum buyouts of veterans’ disability payments
August
Vets Exposed to Radiation Lose Ruling
July
Iraq vets returning to U.S. face another battle — homelessness.
May
Memorial Day; Remember Vets & What Bush Has Tried to Do to Them
"In this place where valor sleeps, we find strength in knowing that those who served in freedom's cause have acted with principle and steadfast faith." If only "those who served in freedom's cause" could say the same about the President.
Frustrated Veterans Accuse Bush of Breaking Promise
Failing our veterans
April
Push to cut Benefits for Vets who get VA and Social Security Compensation.
March
Many soldiers coming back from Iraq now are brain-damaged
Shocker: Senate Republicans screw veterans again
February
Fees and co-pays would go up by at least 40%Bush proposes cuts to military health care
The administration in Washington is so quick to send our troops into harms way, but cuts veterans' benefits every chance they get. They should be ashamed of themselves. It's disgraceful and an embarrasment to our country.
Cooking the VA’s Books
January
2005
October
Pentagon refuses to pay promised bonus for Nat'l Guard and Reserves who re-enlisted
For returning U.S. troops, 'financial friendly fire'
July
Pay cut on Monday for military
The battle after the battle ~ Soldiers say military pushes them to discharge before medical needs are metting a discharge before he was ready - pressure other severely wounded soldiers say they’ve experienced, too.
April
Neither forgiving nor forgetting
February
Budget plan cuts veterans’ benefits
January
Veterans' benefits "hurtful" to national security, says Pentagon
Bush salutes the troops, cuts benefits
Bush plans to propose a budget to Congress that cuts veterans benefits.
2004
October
Thousands of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering a
benefits system that is already overburdened, and officials and veterans' groups are concerned that the challenge could grow as the
nation remains at war.
March
Bush plans massive cuts if "re"elected
Education, homeland security, and veterans' benefits would be hit hardest
Bush jokes about missing WMDs that he and his administration lied about to get the USA to attack Iraq
Bush's Iraq WMDs joke backfires
Veterans’ Disability Pay: An Issue Awash in Politics
2003
October
Bush loves our soldiers
First he cuts veterans benefits on the eve of the Iraq invasion, now Our Fearless Leader is supporting our troops by denying treatment
September
Bush ponders further cuts to veterans' disability benefits: Even some Republicans are aghast
Wounded billed for hospital food
Troops dig into own pockets to pay for gear
April
Builders of F-18 Fightert jets win Pay Extention - Despite Bush's hope that they wouldn't
Bush cuts veterans’ benefits
At a time of war, how dare we reduce veterans' benefits?
Bush budget cuts
"Veterans Deserve Better Than Republican Budget"
January
Preparing for war, Bush spurns veterans
