Obama Sends Strong Signal to Veterans
by MAL Contends, Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 04:05:27 AM EST
Many, in fact, all Americans were betrayed by the last eight years.
Obama seems in touch with this sentiment. Certainly, his inaugural address did nothing to dissuade from this conclusion.
Yet, the sense of betrayal among veterans is striking under Bush, who actually criminalized in some cases veterans' seeking benefits.
See Morrison & Foerster Files Suit Against CIA, DoD, and U.S. Army on Behalf of Troops Exposed to Testing of Chemical and Biological Weapons at Edgewood Arsenal and Other Top Secret Sites for another example, though, of the bipartisan enterprise of screwing over our veterans.
But one Vietnam War vet in Milwaukee gained some satisfaction from Obama's inugural address.
Check his piece out at: http://www.uppitywis.org/obama-vietnam-v ets-welcome-home .
It's the best I'v read on reactions yet.
Tags: American military, Barack Obama's inauguration, Barack Obama's inauguration speech, CIA, DOD, Edgewood, Edgewood Arsenal and Fort Detrick, Maryland, Mike Bailey, MKULTRA, Morrison and Foerster, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Testing of Chemical and Biological Weapons, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Administration, veterans' mental health (all tags)
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