Support our troops like George W. Bush – Post-“Bring ‘Em On” Edition

[ClassWarrior]

Support our troops like George W. Bush…

...by slashing veterans benefits to pay for his tax cut for the filthy rich:
<http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/national/3_18_03vets.html>

...by ordering VA medical centers to stop publicizing available benefits to veterans seeking care:
<http://veteransforcommonsense.org/article.asp?id=563>

...by neglecting to provide those fighting in the Gulf health screenings as mandated by the 1997 Force Health Protection law:
<http://veteransforcommonsense.org/article.asp?id=563>

...by cutting funding to schools on military bases:
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2384100,00.html>

...by refusing to explain his year-long absence during his National Guard tour:
<http://www.tompaine.com/feature.cfm/ID/3671>

…by allowing phone companies to charge soldiers stationed in Iraq as much as $2 a minute upfront for phone calls home:
<http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/29C29C76A642DFC386256DC2000F848A?OpenDocument&Headline=Military+families+protest+big+jump+in+price+of+soldiers\'+calls+from+Iraq++>

…by allowing Cheney's company Halliburton to refuse to deliver mail to soldiers stationed in certain high-risk areas of Iraq because it wouldn't be "cost efficient" to the multi-billion dollar company:
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/09/18/mcarmy/index_np.html>

…by failing to provide proper barracks and kitchens, drinkable water, and other necessities to many GIs in Iraq, thanks also to Halliburton, a major Bush-Cheney campaign contributor who was paid dearly to provide these amenities, yet has failed to do so even after eight months of combat:
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/09/18/mcarmy/index_np.html>

…by compromising the troops' safety by outsourcing many routine tasks to private companies, hence distracting soldiers from their combat duties by the increased need to protect civilian contractors:
<http://www.d-n-i.net/fcs/comments/c495.htm>

…by making soldiers who suffer morale problems in Iraq face disciplinary actions which can result in reprimand, extra duties and forfeiture of pay:
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/980954.asp>

…by refusing to honor fallen soldiers with a hero’s welcome, instead sneaking their bodies into the country as if he's ashamed of them:
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55816-2003Oct20.html>

…by refusing to give well-deserved pay raises to our men and women in uniform, opting instead to hand the money over to the well-connected Halliburton and other private contractors:
<http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/106672899469830.xml>

…by threatening to withhold funding for the troops if Congress doesn't approve his ENTIRE $87 BILLION handout to those same private contractors:
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20031021/pl_afp/iraq_reconstruction_us_031021175409>

…by allowing over 400 of our brave men and women in uniform to die, and some 2,000 of them get injured, based on a series of treasonous lies:
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/14/60II/main577975.shtml>

[wryter2000]

1. Hey, ClassWarrior

Welcome. :hi:

[Melinda]

2. Wow, what a wonderful compilation of source material.

Bookmarked - thanks! Welcome to DU, ClassWarrior. :yourock:

[ClassWarrior]

3. Thanx everybody...

I've been here for quite some time, but usually just as a lurker. Thanx for the warm welcomes!

[jbfam4]

5. Good job.

Great contribution, Class Warrior,

You have done your homework. Welcome to DU and thanks a million !

[DUreader]

4. This is a good mass email

thanks

[sangh0]

6. More links

Note: Some may be dupes. I didn't compare our lists

Nothing but lip service
http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=0-ARMYPAPER-1954515.php

Bush, Republicans losing support of retired veterans
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/6392003.htm

The " Right " & " Left " Con Game
http://www.vetsforjustice.com/

GOP, Democrats Squabble Over Aiding Vets
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20030525_581.html

Rumsfeld Opposes TRICARE Expansion Bill
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/politics/6275153.htm

Claim vs. Fact:
Treatment of Troops at a Time of War
http://www.kintera.com/AccountTempFiles/cf/%7BE9245FE4-9A2B-43C7-A521-5D6FF2E06E03%7D/bushtroops.htm

Court overturns ruling on vets' free lifetime health care
http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/11/19/retired.veterans.hearing/index.html

Bush Cuts Funds for Veterans' Health Care
http://www.democrats.org/specialreports/veterans/index.html

Troops decry budget office's plan to trim military pay hikes in 2004
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=11655&archive=true

Military families grow angry with state of Iraq war
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/7126891.htm

Experts Say Cuts Overwhelming VA
http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent?file=FL_veterans_051502

An act of ‘Betrayal’
In the midst of war, key family benefits face cuts
http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=0-NAVYPAPER-2335688.php

Some veterans flexing political muscle
http://www.veteransparty.us/news.htm

Shaw Pittman: Vietnam-Era DOD Secretary Robert Mcnamara, Current
VA and DOD Officials Allegedly Covered Up Medical Records
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/prime/1030-117.html

Congressman: Wounded troops shouldn't be billed for hospital meals
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=16858&archive=true

The Troop Support Report
A Guide for the Military and Their Families - Compiled by TV News Lies
http://www.tvnewslies.org/html/support_the_troops.html

Troops wounded in action not listed among casualties
http://sltrib.com/2003/Aug/08172003/utah/84646.asp

Troops in Iraq face pay cut
Pentagon says tough duty bonuses are budget-buster
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/08/14/MN94780.DTL

Veterans say Pentagon is failing them
http://msnbc.com/news/921639.asp?0cv=CB20&cp1=1

Washington is failing its obligation to vets
http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/opedstoryA3621401066087013A.htm

White House is ambushed by criticism from America's military community
http://news.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=445128&host=3&dir=70

[BlueCollar]

7. Bravo...

I don't suppose any of the idiots at the DLC are aware of any of this...

No...if they were one of them would have said something by now...

[sangh0]

11. Watch who you call "Idiots"

One of the links is to www.Democrats.org, where they have compiled a library of Bush* crimes.

Other links go to articles quoting Dems who have spoken out about this.

[Racenut20]

8. This is awsome

I just sent the whole damn thing to my right wing son.

[Racenut20]

9. Is charging wounded in Germany for meals in this?

I don't have time right now to check it all

[ClassWarrior]

12. I thought I had charging for meals...

...in my list, but I guess I didn't source it.

Sorry.

[bvar22]

10. This should be condensed....

...and mailed in to local papers. I'm working on "letter to ed".

[sangh0]

15. If you do write a LTTE

please post it so others can use it to write their own LTTE.

TIA

[sistersofmercy]

13. Excellent post, you should e-mail this to all the tv news media

especially Murdoch's piece of crap.

[ClassWarrior]

14. We all should, Sister.

n/t

[ClassWarrior]

16. afternoon kick

n/t

[ClassWarrior]

17. evening kick...

n/t

[Karenina]

19. Late night kick!

:kick:

[Room101]

18. Thanks, the ARMY Times also covered this

I Can't find my links right now.

[ClassWarrior]

20. kickin' it for the night shift...

n/t

[VOX]

21. Excellent post, CW!

Am going to bookmark this.

Terrific links -- nice work.

A big kick :Kick:...