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Support the Troops

The Constructive Effects of Public Exposure

Winslow T. Wheeler | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Spending, Pork, Support the Troops, Earmarks, Defense Budget, House Armed Services Committee, Winslow T. Wheeler, Politics News
Winslow T. Wheeler

After the practice was publicly identified in recent debates, the Congressional Armed Services Committees seem to have reduced one of their own more obnoxious, anti-defense, pro-pork activities.

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Support Our Troops: Combat Climate Change

Charles London | Posted 09.21.2009 | World

Read More: Jon Powers, Energy Citizens Rallies, James Inhofe, American Petroleum Institute, votevets.org, Green, Oxfam, Operation Free, Africom, Support the Troops, National Security, Big Oil, Climate Change, Green News, National Security Initiative, Vetpac, Truman Project, Astroturf, Global Warming, World News
Charles London

Displaced, vulnerable populations are a breeding ground for extremism and contribute to the instability and failure of states. Now, U.S generals say climate change acts as a "threat multiplier."

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White House Responsible For Prisoner Abuse, Not Soldiers, Senate Report Finds

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, White House, Support the Troops, Torture, Prisonner Abuse, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The physical and mental abuse of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was the direct result of Bush administrat...

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Veteran Report Card 2008: Who in Washington Really Support Our Troops and Vets? We'll Tell You

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Scorecard, Congress, Troops, Support the Troops, Iava, Pelosi, Obama, Ratings, Reid, Report Card, Mccain, Biden, Veterans, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

Every politician in America wants you to believe they "support the troops." But actions speak louder than words.

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Mission First: What Both Candidates Get Wrong

Ray Kimball | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Support the Troops, Roles and Missions, Force Protection, Commander-in-Chief, Politics News
Ray Kimball

What both candidates have gotten wrong is the old adage of "Mission First, Troops Always" -- that no matter how much you want to take care of those under your command, your unit's assigned mission must come before their personal well-being.

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War Was Out of Sight, Out of Mind at McCain Town Hall

Dave Tiffany | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Dialogue, John McCain, Support the Troops, Questioning, McCain Iraq 100 Years, Iraq, Town Hall Meetings, McCain Iraq, Politics News
Dave Tiffany

With 155,000 U.S. troops in Iraq facing mortal danger daily and dealing with the toll of repeated tours, you'd think that the war might warrant at least one question at John McCain's Town Hall.

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My Conversation with Jim Webb

Tavis Smiley | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: GI Bill, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Support the Troops, Senator Jim Webb, 21st Century GI Bill, Jim Webb, Politics News
Tavis Smiley

2008-06-11-tavispull.jpgSen. Webb discusses the opposition to the GI bill from President Bush and a fellow Vietnam vet and Senate colleague, John McCain.

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Don't Throw Sergeant VerSteegh from His House

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Raul Grijalva, Aipac, John Hagee, Subprime Mortgages, Jim Webb, Support the Troops, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Politics News
Robert Naiman

In the latest evidence that neocons "support the troops" as long as it doesn't cost anything to them or their rich elitist friends, they don't want to help soldiers facing foreclosure.

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Tell John McCain to Stand Up For Our Troops and Veterans

Alex Cornell du Houx | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: National Guard, John McCain, Iraq Veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Support the Troops, Afghanistan, Gi Bill Passes Senate, GI Bill, Marine Corps, Veterans, Politics News
Alex Cornell du Houx

When I joined the Marines, I didn't rely on the educational benefits advertised because I knew Congress hadn't fulfilled the promise of the G.I. Bill. It's disheartening to watch McCain cozy up to Bush at the expense of fellow veterans.

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