September 6, 2008...9:07 am

To Really Support the Troops

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Iraq veterans and others have been turned away or ignored by the McCain campaign:
clipped from www.alternet.org
“If McCain says the VA’s not working, it’s in part because he hasn’t funded it properly.”
Indeed, the letter from IVAW, addressed to The Honorable John McCain, focused on the medical needs of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, two wars that McCain has never flinched from supporting. “It is often said that a nation’s character can be judged by how it honors its veterans,” the letter read. “… We honor veterans by offering them full benefits, adequate healthcare (including mental healthcare), and other long-term supports.”

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