http://politics.netscape.com/story/2007/05/17/bush-threatens-veto-over-troop-pay-raise-military-widow-benefits/
2007-05-20 06:19:34 · 13 answers · asked by golfer7 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
They volunteered because they couldn't find anything better. It isn't brain surgery. They have a lot of training, education, and benefits available to them. They can get something better after service...
2007-05-20 06:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Bush only supports the troops in theory, by his policies,such as lack of body armor, war planning, or lack of , keeping Rumpsfield on , having the troops rotate back in before they received the need rest, he is not only is a failed president, but should be impeached for these and many more reasons
He thinks sneaking in one Thanksgiving every 6 years, with a fake turkey, with preselected soldiers is supporting our troops. When again he was drunk in Alabama, when he was supposed to be serving in the Texas Air National Guard, so maybe he still has a hang-over
2007-05-20 06:33:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband is 20 years interior the army and we could desire to ask that of almost any president. yet we bear in innovations additionally that our now Democratically controlled Congress is retaining the militia budget hostage. There are different issues in that militia spending bill that we choose, too, and Congress is retaining area of those hostage. We do gets a commission greater useful and get greater useful will enhance than we did while my husband first got here in. And our pay and advantages are way previous mind's eye of what they have been while our fathers have been interior the army 40 years in the past. i think of the militia nonetheless does deserve a pay enhance. no longer purely using possibility, yet because of the fact with the techonology advances of our society, maximum folk of our enlisted infantrymen have some college and a number of of alternative have tiers. Very, very few don't have a intense college degree, in reality regs keep their variety at a bare minimum. yet there is an old regulation that keeps militia pay will enhance capped at a million% under that of civilian pay will enhance each year.
2017-01-10 10:31:18 · answer #3 · answered by buono 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He loves to show his support for the troops this way. He also cut combat pay, veterans benefits and hired mercenaries. Bush really supports the troops.
2007-05-20 06:29:13 · answer #4 · answered by SlickWillie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they understand that 1/2% is not going to raise the base pay above the poverty line. These men and women know what sacrifice means. And if the DEMOCRATS aren't willing to pass the War funding bill, then there won't be money for more pay. These men and women understand that. Obviously you don't understand. So stop complaining about something which you are totally ignorant of.
2007-05-20 06:29:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because he's too stupid to care about the real heroes of America.
Bush is a lousy president, with no honor. He's nothing more than a spoiled rich kid who doesn't know anything about responsibility.
America really got screwed with this moron in the White House. Only about 525 days before he's GONE!
2007-05-20 06:24:30 · answer #6 · answered by Truth 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hah, they should get way more than a 1/2 percent. They're dieing 'cause of that ******. I freegin hate Bush. >8(
2007-05-20 06:24:15 · answer #7 · answered by Pontius 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He doesn't support our troops, he cares more about funding his war.
2007-05-20 06:28:56 · answer #8 · answered by cynical 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Cheney and haliburton need the money more than the struggling familys in America...
You didn't really think he cares??!!
2007-05-20 06:22:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
since he was elected all he's done is try to screw troops & vets...in his world they're just hired hands that aren't allowed to unionize
2007-05-20 06:25:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋