Support our troops like GW Bush (Post "Bring 'Em On" Edition)

[ClassWarrior]

Support our troops like George W. Bush...

...by slashing veterans benefits to pay for his tax cut for the filthy rich:
<http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/national/3_18_03vets.html>

...by ordering VA medical centers to stop publicizing available benefits to veterans seeking care:
<http://veteransforcommonsense.org/article.asp?id=563>

...by neglecting to provide those fighting in the Gulf health screenings as mandated by the 1997 Force Health Protection law:
<http://veteransforcommonsense.org/article.asp?id=563>

...by cutting funding to schools on military bases:
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2384100,00.html>

...by refusing to explain his year-long absence during his National Guard tour:
<http://www.tompaine.com/feature.cfm/ID/3671>

...by allowing phone companies to charge soldiers stationed in Iraq as much as $2 a minute upfront for phone calls home:
<http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/29C29C76A642DFC386256DC2000F848A?OpenDocument&Headline=Military+families+protest+big+jump+in+price+of+soldiers\'+calls+from+Iraq++>

...by allowing Cheney's company Halliburton to refuse to deliver mail to soldiers stationed in certain high-risk areas of Iraq because it wouldn't be "cost efficient" to the multi-billion dollar company:
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/09/18/mcarmy/index_np.html>

...by failing to provide proper barracks and kitchens, drinkable water, and other necessities to many GIs in Iraq, thanks also to Halliburton, a major Bush-Cheney campaign contributor who was paid dearly to provide these amenities, yet has failed to do so even after eight months of combat:
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/09/18/mcarmy/index_np.html>

...by compromising the troops' safety by outsourcing many routine tasks to private companies, hence distracting soldiers from their combat duties by the increased need to protect civilian contractors:
<http://www.d-n-i.net/fcs/comments/c495.htm>

...by making soldiers who suffer morale problems in Iraq face disciplinary actions which can result in reprimand, extra duties and forfeiture of pay:
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/980954.asp>

...by refusing to honor fallen soldiers with a hero’s welcome, instead sneaking their bodies into the country as if he's ashamed of them:
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55816-2003Oct20.html>

...by refusing to give well-deserved pay raises to our men and women in uniform, opting instead to hand the money over to the well-connected Halliburton and other private contractors:
<http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/106672899469830.xml>

...by threatening to withhold funding for the troops if Congress doesn't approve his ENTIRE $87 BILLION handout to those same private contractors:
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20031021/pl_afp/iraq_reconstruction_us_031021175409>

...by allowing almost 400 of our brave men and women in uniform to die, and some 2,000 of them get injured, based on a series of treasonous lies:
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/14/60II/main577975.shtml>

[KeepItReal]

1. "Do as I say, not as I do" is Bush & Co. policy

They truly don't give a damn about our troops. How dare he not attend a single funeral, for either IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN!?

'Luck troops

"A White House spokesman said Bush has not attended any memorials or funerals for soldiers killed in action during his presidency as his predecessors had done" - Washington Post

[ComerPerro]

3. I would phrase it more along the lines of

"Do as I say, and shut the fuck up. Unless you hate America."

[KeepItReal]

4. I couldn't have said it better...

Thanx!

[onebigbadwulf]

2. I think...

Bush is one step away from walking to Arlington and pissing on all the tombstones.

[Tansy_Gold]

17. What a fantastic cartoon that would be. . . . .

I wish I had some artistic talent. It would be like those stupid little decals that go in the back window of pick-ups, the little kid pissing on Ford or Chevy or Dodge or France or whatever.

Li'l Georgie whizzin' on a fallen soldier. Jeez, ain't that the fuckin' truth.


sorry for the potty mouth

Tansy Gold

[mcd1982]

5. I have one word...

DISGRACEFUL!

oh, make that two: HEINOUS!!!


this makes me sick.....

[BringEmOn]

6. Where's George? The AWOL Years

[opihimoimoi]

7. Clearly Bush is a classless ASS

out of his league and out of touch

[proud patriot]

8. A kick for everyone who has ever served

:kick:

[DUreader]

9. another

[JNelson6563]

10. Great compilation Class Warrior!

Thanks for posting this, bookmarking.

Julie

[ClassWarrior]

11. kick...

n/t

[sangh0]

12. More links

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/6392003.htm
Bush, Republicans losing support of retired veterans

http://www.armytimes.com/static.php?f=view.php
Bring 'em On poll

http://www.vetsforjustice.com/
Veterans Day Reality Check

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20030525_581.html
GOP, Democrats Squabble Over Aiding Vets
Republicans, Democrats, Squabble Over Which Party Really Helps Veterans

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/politics/6275153.htm
Rumsfeld Opposes TRICARE Expansion Bill

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=0-ARMYPAPER-1954515.php
Nothing but lip service

http://www.kintera.com/AccountTempFiles/cf/%7BE9245FE4-9A2B-43C7-A521-5D6FF2E06E03%7D/bushtroops.htm
Claim vs. Fact:
Treatment of Troops at a Time of War

http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/11/19/retired.veterans.hearing/index.html
Court overturns ruling on vets' free lifetime health care

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=11655&archive=true
Troops decry budget office's plan to trim military pay hikes in 2004

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/7126891.htm
Military families grow angry with state of Iraq war

http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent?file=FL_veterans_051502
Experts Say Cuts Overwhelming VA

http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=0-NAVYPAPER-2335688.php
An act of ‘Betrayal’
In the midst of war, key family benefits face cuts

http://www.veteransparty.us/news.htm
Washington is failing its obligation to vets

http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/prime/1030-117.html
Vietnam-Era DOD Secretary Robert Mcnamara, Current
VA and DOD Officials Allegedly Covered Up Medical Records

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=16858&archive=true
Congressman: Wounded troops shouldn't be billed for hospital meals

http://www.tvnewslies.org/html/support_the_troops.html
The Troop Support Report
A Guide for the Military and Their Families - Compiled by TV News Lies

http://sltrib.com/2003/Aug/08172003/utah/84646.asp
Troops wounded in action not listed among casualties

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/08/14/MN94780.DTL
Troops in Iraq face pay cut
Pentagon says tough duty bonuses are budget-buster

http://msnbc.com/news/921639.asp?0cv=CB20&cp1=1
Veterans say Pentagon is failing them

http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/opedstoryA3621401066087013A.htm
Washington is failing its obligation to vets

http://news.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=445128&host=3&dir=70
White House is ambushed by criticism from America's military community

[sangh0]

13. kick

for the night crew

[phillybri]

14. Kick for our vets....

They've got more balls than W ever could have....

Here's to you, Unc...I miss you...

:toast:

[phillybri]

15. Another kick for the Veteran's Day crowd...

:kick:

[G_j]

16. a fitting Veteran's Day post

thanks for putting this together, definately worth passing on.

[DUreader]

18. kick

[TNOE]

19. Bookmarked too

Thanks - great post. Now - anyone want to go over to Hollywood Halfwits and enlighten them??? I can't do it anymore.

[G_j]

20. big kick

:kick::kick::kick:

[sangh0]

21. another kick

for another day