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U.S. Government Can't Do Anything Right By Its Soldiers Overseas

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Get killed or maimed in far off places for Uncle Sam, but heaven help them if they want to get benefits or vote.

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Join up; get screwed.

It makes no sense, but why should we expect anything but senselessness from this administration.

Volunteer and receive all kinds of meaningless promises. 

Serve in Iraq or Afghanistan and get screw without being kissed. 

Be an Army of One, because there's only One who will cover your back...You!

Vets' benefits cut.

Deplorable housing while waiting for VA treatment, if you can get treatment.

No mental health care upon return and by the hundreds vets find suicide is the only solution to their pain.

The so-called war hero Republican candidate won't even sign on to a bi-partisan VA bill.

Pay backs of signing bonuses demanded when a soldier is too injured to continue Bush's fight.

Sent to war ill-equipped.

Pay mercenaries a hundred times more than the military to do the same jobs.

The deplorable list of offenses against soldiers and veterans goes on for ever.

Send them to war if far off places, but make it nearly impossible for them to vote and have a say in what their government is doing to them.

This is worse than taxation without representation.  It's death and maiming without representation.

Full story: http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9077202

 

Sandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a (more...)
 

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These are not my words, by Stanimal on Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 10:41:31 PM
Mr. Stanimal by Sandy Sand on Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 5:34:43 AM
your are so cynical by Robert Sargent on Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:39:16 AM
That sounds so enticing by Sandy Sand on Wednesday, Apr 30, 2008 at 4:40:53 PM