REPUBLICANS cry for patriotism to fight the war in Iraq, but wants to cut veteran benefits is that fair?

Question

this is dumb. the republican rally cry has aways support your troops yet when they come home cut the benefts to the soldiers that gave up the most. do we let this happen?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070212/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_budget_veterans;_ylt=AoUgEXYKyqoLZFNWSqyDgzhp24cA

Please read the link, regaurdless if u support the war or not. let us as a nation support our soldiers

i did and this is what i found when i googles it/

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/1-0&fp=45d16d67e4b55f73&ei=sHPRRf3oBYP8pQLrws05&url=http%3A//www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/16684548.htm&cid=0

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=45d127e8dbeef665&ei=UnTRRYONK4_4owK7o9w7&url=http%3A//www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/4548450.html&cid=1113552818
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/2-0&fp=45d127e8dbeef665&ei=UnTRRYONK4_4owK7o9w7&url=http%3A//www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0%2C%2C-6412121%2C00.html&cid=1113552818

Mahal , benefits have not increased by 83 pct! if they had no one would be dissappointed , the cost have incresed but the budget has not. and this is a budget two years from now, not the present. support them todday but forget about them tommorrow

jeepers the question was not about clinton or bush it was was about tommorrow. Let me tell after all is said and done a disabled veteran dont care about the past , they care about today and tommorrow, and let me tell you , it wont be the presidents fault is his budget on this matter goes thru , it will the democrats, they hold congress,
dont think party line on this
for once think about Americans

And Jeepers , When your countries army has increased by almost tenfolds , iraq war !and 2. (people served because we were at war) cost increases, in the last 6 years how many soldier have died or been mained in combat , alot more then in clinton admistration, ever thought of that or are u just defending party lines ,

Answer 1

He never did support the troops! His first cut of 100 BILLION from the Veterans Hospitals began in 2006 and continues until this one begins!

The article states: "Bush is using the cuts, critics say, to help fulfill his pledge to balance the budget by 2012" HE WONT BE AROUND IN 2012!!.

If the above is the case, why then are taxcuts for the rich in his budget?

Personally I would rather give medical help to those who have had limbs blown off in his war by IED's than give another tax cut to the rich! This will make the 3rd during the war. That is OBSCENE! And so is Bush!!

Mahal. you don't know what you are talking about! We aren't talking about the Dept of Defense! They don't fund the Veterans Hospitals!

THIS IS THE SECOND CUT!
And it might of appeared on Yahoo, but it was released by A/P!!!

We know what kind of health care we got after Vietnam! Hell, the VA was full of docs who had their licenses stripped for malpractice! At the time the VA did not require licensure! How would you like to be treated by those who were stripped of their ability to practice medicine anywhere bbut the VA!!!

Answer 2

Your article confirms what I've suspected for a long time.

Since Bush took office, veteran medical benefits have increased by 83%. I remember during the 2004 elections that liberals kept saying veterans benefits were getting cut, and being a veteran I knew that this was not true. From my perspective, as a disabled vet, it appeared that the DoD was giving benefits away like candy.

This Yahoo news clip is just another lie. You can tell by the way it's written. It's accusatory about a 10% cut at the top, but the 83% increase toward the middle is written in a way that looks like Bush is spending money hand over fist and distorting the federal deficit.

So which is it? Is it a huge increase in funding or a small decrease? Or can we actually believe anything this article says?

Personally, I'd like to see the information for myself. I don't think it's too much to ask for the article to reference it's sources or explain its interpretation.

Answer 3

Well lets compare the VA budget during the Bush administration vs the VA budget during the Clinton administration.

The Clinton VA budget went from 36 billion to 47 billion in 8 years, a 30% increase.

The Bush VA budget went from 47 billion to 80 billion in the first 6 years, a 70% increase.

Your own link says that Bush has increased VA medical spending 83% in the last 6 years.

I so tired of people ignoring 6 years of massive increases and focusing on one small cut in a single year and doing the OMG he's cutting spending trick.

Would you be happier if he had just given super small funding increases every year like Clinton did vs the huge increases given so far?

The 2007 VA budget increased 12%, and your whineing about a funding cut.....get real

And lets not forget, that it was Bush who got CSRC ( combat related special compensation) passed, so no longer do disabled Veterans have their VA disability checks deducted from their Military Retirement checks, now they recieve both like they always should have.!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

I personally feel that the United States has an obligation to take care of our veterans. They stepped up to the plate when asked to do so by our country. Most of them are young kids. Most of them were probably scared out their minds. But, they did it anyway in the name of honor and patriotism. For that alone, we owe them big time. Cutting their benefits would be a slap in their face. I'm outraged of the thought of that happening.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

i tell you what you do, you write your senator congressman and you tell them if you voted for the war , you vote for their benefits. And you give them good benefits not something that they live above poverty. a person that is main-ed in Iraq, should be compensated.
is that too mush ask for . i don't think being a republican democrat or liberal plays into this! And mahal your stupid you must have been one of those peace time veterans/
i worked at EAMC if you now what this is . ive seen how this goverment forgets its WAR VETERANS yet in all wars they use our patrioism to wage it war. so standup or shutup! As usual anthor idoit looking for an excuse to pass the buck. he did not ask you who was to blame , i think he asked what can be done. what should be done.
i think our men and women that have been hurt or killed deserve more than just flag or pity compensation .
they deserve more

Answer 7

There is no cut.
The increase is smaller than proposed but is still an increase.
You tell your boss ,you think you're worth 6% more pay and he gives you 4% more,is that a cut?

Answer 8

It would cut into Big Business's corporate profits, because whether you like it or not Big Business runs this country. If they did not cut the soldiers benefits they could not give the top 1%ers their outrageous tax breaks.

For you who oppose this question.........So is ANDREW TAYLOR lying? (The guy who wrote the article on the link)?

Answer 9

Pawns on a chessboard are always expendable; too bad our politicians don't realizes the difference between a game of entertainment; and the value of human life.

Answer 10

thats not true,thats just what the dems and libbers are trying feed you. they try there best to make it seem like the republicans are the black sheeps when really they are.most of the time its the acuser whos the guilty ,especially in this case.they can not stand that a true christian is president ,so they will do anything they can to make him look bad.