“Doing the Troops Wrong” – Bob Herbert – May 7, 2008
It is not all surprising that George Bush opposes the excellent GI bill sponsored by Jim Webb of Virginia, but it is most disappointing and peculiar that John McCain, the so-called champion of our men and women in uniform, has come out against it. Senator McCain has changed his mind on many important issues since becoming the presumptive republican nominee, but not supporting the Webb bill takes center stage. We have seen our soldiers come home to broken homes, or no homes, no jobs, suffering from post-traumatic-stress-disorder and other emotional ailments caused by extended or multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the very least we can do to make sure that every GI who stands up for America be given the best chance at a normal, prosperous and happy life. They went to war to guarantee those rights for all of us, and it is shameful for anyone to deny them their due no matter what the cost.
Henry A. Lowenstein
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