March 5, 2008 at 08:23:37 An important read for everyone who feels a conscience counts by Ed Tubbs     Page 3 of 3 page(s) www.opednews.com

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One of the first reforms that would have an immediate impact is automatically approving Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans’ claims for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as VCS recommended in our Congressional testimony in July 2007 and again this month. Real reform begins by listening to the veterans forced to wait and the veterans living on meager benefits, veterans so far ignored by this Administration. Real reform means listening to VA rank-and-file employees with experience and ideas who were ignored for the past seven years.

With 11 months remaining in Bush’s lame duck term, now is the right time for VA reform. Let’s hope the President finally fights for veterans by naming a high-quality replacement for Cooper and by treating VA’s fiasco with the urgency it deserves.

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An "Old Army Vet" and liberal, qua liberal, with a passion for open inquiry in a neverending quest for truth unpoisoned by religious superstitions. Per Voltaire: "He who can lead you to believe an absurdity can lead you to commit an atrocity."

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