They only support American beings inasmuch as the troops represent pawns on the chessboard.

Proper preparation before battle?
Appropriate gear / supplies during battle?
Physical care after battle?
Psychological care after battle?
Humane length and number of tours?
Repaying the debt of duty served?

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. and Nope.
Heckuva job, Bushie / Heckuva proposed job, Johnny.

BULLSHIT

-Rudyard Kipling

The military is meant to be an employer of last resort. We have seen the benefits reduced and we have seen that those (like John Kerry and even Rev. Wright, USMC) with a higher level of education no longer see the military as a worthy means of serving the country. Instead, we see lowered qualifications and stop loss against active duty, reserve and national guard troops.

The Republican scum have amply demonstrated their hatred of the troops by failing to increase the size of the military to prevent troops with inadequate time to recuperate, rebuild and train to serve their third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh tour in Iraq with the vastly increased probability of being wounded or killed in action. We have seen the vastly increased suicide rate of our veterans given the merciless concern that these compassionate Republicans have shown to our troops.

No it comes to the question of GI Bill rights for our troops. Once again we see the disgusting bent of Republicans to see just how far they can screw the common man. The concept of making the GI Bill available to those with no less than six years service would seriously limit those who would want to serve a four year enlistment out of a sense of duty or as a means to advance in our society by service to their country. Taking twelve years to fully vest educational benefits would simply make those remaining in the military give up their retirement benefits (less than 20) to pursue their education.

We know why the Republican elite want to do this. First, they believe that only the economic elite have the right to advance. The WWII GI Bill showed how challenging the common man/woman could be when given an equal education. They do not want that competition. Second, they want to make sure that the elite always receive their cut on every transaction. Go to school, get a private loan and pay the interest. Make sure that the elites receive their fair share of any transaction. Third, the economic elite not only need to have a greater share of the nation’s treasures, they must make sure that the lower classes know it. This is the whole purpose of trickle down economics. The rabble must beg at the nobleman’s door for whatever scraps are left after the Lord’s meals.

It looks like the American Legion and others are finally awakening to what the filth of this nation really desires.

I almost ordered that shirt from Northern Sun but instead decided to order the bumper sticker. It has been on my car now for about four or five days. One wonders when those who have joined the military will finally realize that they, like I was when I ended up in a place called Vietnam, are not fighting for their country but are instead being used in order to justify the lies that they are told by their government. These enlistees have to realize that they have a brain and that they can, like their brethren in the powerful documentary Sir! No Sir!, say NO to the war machine of the United States.

tejas- the majority seems more concerned with their own wants and needs (looking out for number one). We also have a lack of leadership and moral sense of pride in doing a good job in government and in corporate America as it draws from the same pool of selfishness.
In essence, America has lost (to quote Barak) it’s bearings. (Which Barak was referring to, I believe, regarding McLame.

Doc- Amen. We have witnessed betrayal after betrayal of our soldiers since the beginning of the Bush regime.

What a load of crap – I was eligible for education benefits under the old GI Bill after serving 2 years in the early ’70s (ended up staying in until 1980, making it moot).

The GOP simply looks at veteran’s benefits as another form of “welfare” – they just don’t have the guts to admit it.

We ask so much of these young men and women today who serve under extremely stressful conditions–to withhold benefits from them because the administration has failed to build support for its insane military adventures is a betrayal of their service on a scale that shames all Americans.