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Originally Posted by 12thMan
Do you really want to argue the president's record on serving our veterans? No Republican has even come close to what this Administration has done.
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Obama has increased VA funding for certain programs, however your point is spin at best....here's the real world:
Funding cuts and forced expeditures that don't increase fighting effectiveness/efficiency/safety can put troops at greater risk. Obama also proposed increase health care costs for troops. Examples:
- green fuel that costs $ 26 / gal vs. under $ 4 for regular fuel
- increasing costs for health care on active duty and retirees personnel....while leaving unionized civilian workers costs as-is.
Pres. Obama to Cut Health Care for Troops - President Obama - Fox Nation
Obama to Cut Health Benefits for Active, Retired Military
- draconian cuts to DoD that will severely weaken the military. The sequestration cuts are on top of another $ 500B in cuts Obama has already made.
Defense official says automatic cuts will cause 'absurdities' – CNN Security Clearance - CNN.com Blogs
- while we're playing "honey I shrunk the military" (to dangerously low levels), Obama also wants to reduce our nulear warhead capacity (our ultimate deterrent) to 5 times below what Russia has (300 to 1500). That makes sense....we've got the biggest stick, on a dangerous block, and we're going to give that stick to the Russians. Who are being ruled by a guy who is still pissed off we destroyed the USSR....in Putin. I'm sure he has no animosity at all towards us. Is this a f-ing joke?