Supporting the Troops.... the lack thereof, Speaking with forked tongue Options

[Hellfighter]

This one's nauseating;
Regardless of whoever the leader is/party they represent, if they're committed to spending hundreds of billions of dollars in a 'war effort', a large chunk of that should be set aside to fully and unconditionally accomodate the needs of its frontline fighters during and after their service. Where are the neo-cons/Bush admin and their 'support the troops' rhetoric now sticking up for vets on this issue you'll read- disgusting.....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_...Ys14ZD7TKBH2ocA
Can I suggest you who are able to do so, drop your Governors a line or two on this. It's not right at all.


This post has been edited by Hellfighter: 11/08/07 4:51am

[Cpt. Snot Rocket]

Care for Veterans is always difficult and challenging. Without exception they are all hero's. However, not ONE expects the the country they serve to care for their every need till they die of old age.

The military is obviuosly a job also. However, if they decide to quit that job or are not accepted back then they need to find another.

I understand about the stress that comes from combat, But you are assuming that every single one of these homeless people served in combat. This apears highly unlikely. There are 5 to 10 people in the military to support every single soldier that is in combat. How do you know that all those homeless weren't desk jockeys, mechanics, quality inspectors, chef's, mailmen, etc, etc.

You make it seem so easy Hellfighter: 'Just supply a huge chunk of money and Shazam, No more homeless'.

I read thru the article and there are many people supporting these people, some are in college, some in shelters, etc. Do we do enough, no I don't think so. However, I want to see a plan.


BTW: How come I can't seem to recall or even find any info on a major problem with thousands of homeless vet's on the streets after WWII? War trauma is the same for every war. So what happened to them?
They must have toughed it out and made something of themselves. After all, many of these people were drafted from jobs of teaching, painting, office work. They seemed to have not gone homeless after the war because of trauma. Truly the Greatest Generation!



This post has been edited by Cpt. Snot Rocket: 11/16/07 7:44pm