SUPPORTING WHICH TROOPS?

THE LIE

"At this time when we celebrate our freedom, let us stand with the men and women who defend us all". George Bush 6/28/05 Ft. Bragg, North Carolina

THE TRUTH

'At a time when VA funding is 25 percent lower than it was 5 years ago, Murray's amendment would've provided badly needed funds for mental health treatment, new veterans and local clinics. Instead, the $80 billion supplemental for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the $2.6 trillion Senate Budget Resolution for 2006 denies full quality treatment to returning and current vets. The 13,000 soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan since March 2003, 30 percent of whom return with post traumatic stress disorder or other psychological problems, can't even get a little help from their Republican friends'.

When Bush and Republicans tell you they 'support the troops' their actions don't support what really takes place. From Bush and Cheney trying to deny our troops a meager increase in hazardous duty pay to the Republicans voting almost unanimously AGAINST additional funding for injured troops returning from Iraq, Republicans have shown they actually despise our American men and women fighting their unnecessary war in Iraq.

Who was it in April of this year who sponsored the amendment to increase the amount paid to those killed in action to $500,000? Who was it who sponsored the amendment that increased the time allowed to stay in military housing to 12 months for the families of those killed in action? It was John Kerry on both accounts.

For those of you who support Bush and the Republicans, which troops do you support? Your actions and your votes don't back what really takes place.