The Smirking Chimp:
"...'Never mind. But if phony praise was all it took to keep troops and veterans in good stead, the way Dubya dishes it out, none of 'em would ever have so much as a hangnail. Unfortunately, his actions speak far louder than any of his empty attaboys, and boy, has he emptied it big-time onto those he's sent out behind The Big Lie to do his murderous bidding. In January 2005, Veterans for Peace reported:
'The last four years [have] been marked by the president proposing reductions in funding for veterans' benefits and unsuccessful efforts by Congress to keep minimal funding for veterans flowing....The White House...openly requested a cut of $844 million from the 2004 veterans budget and a cut of $910 million from the 2005 veterans budget. When Congress proposed an additional $1.3 billion for veterans health care in [a FY 2004 bill, the] White House squelched the allocation....Due to the funding cuts, the [Department of Veterans Affairs medical] system was forced to eliminate 6,000 hospital beds, just as 235,000 veterans sat on waiting lists for VA care...'"
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