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Why does the U.S. continue to fail military veterans?

Just a Guy — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:30:58 +0000

I was disturbed reading a story today about the medical and financial crises being faced by increasing numbers of military veterans in America.

Oh, sure, we all remember the Walter Reed hospital debacle of a couple of years ago — but how aware are you of the sad stories of so many who serve their country in Iraq or Afghanistan — only to return home crippled and end up impoverished because of their service.
The story, if you read it, points out that battlefield medicine is better than ever, producing more survivors of battlefield injuries — and leaving a huge number of men and women demanding more continuing medical care and facing lifetimes of financial burdens.

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Why does the U.S. continue to fail military veterans?

What will end war in Middle East? Will it ever end?

Just a Guy — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:39:26 +0000

What or who will ever end war in the Middle East? Or will it ever end?

Wars have ground down the people and nations we call the Middle East certainly since pre-historic times. The history of the region is written in blood and destruction from ancient Egypt right up to today.

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Is this really news? U.S. National Guard and Reserve forces are unprepared

Just a Guy — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:03:37 +0000

Stop the presses!

Actually, I worked at a newspaper for seven years and never ONCE heard anyone come into the newsroom shouting that we should stop the presses, but I’ve always wanted to say that.

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Would ‘CITO’ work in the war against terrorism? John Edwards thinks so

Just a Guy — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:01:54 +0000

Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards announced a plan for an international organization which would pool resources and information in the worldwide war on terrorism. He’s calling it the “Counterterrorism and Intelligence Treaty Organization” or CITO.

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Iraqis fail to meet benchmarks — should we be surprised?

Just a Guy — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:56:35 +0000

The big surprise isn’t that the Iraqis have failed to meet most benchmarks set in 2006. At least, given any news coming out of that nation for the last year or more, it shouldn’t be a big surprise.

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Bush finds some quality time on the ground in Iraq

Just a Guy — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:54:52 +0000

Shades of fake turkeys on Thanksgiving Day — President Bush made another surprise visit to Iraq! News reports say he slipped out of Washington secretly (that’s no small trick, I guess, given the size and nature of Air Force One??) and made a quick stop in al-Anbar province on his way to the Asia Pacific Summit in Australia. (You can read more by CLICKING HERE.)

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