41 million men and women
served in our military
They have done enough for us - it is time we take care of them!
With impeachment, investigations and petty politics still dominating our national debate, confusion over our war policy, and partisanship again dominating our headlines, how does that make those who returned from the war zones feel about what little we do as a nation to honor our veterans upon whose back we have built this temple to the Gods of greed and malicious behavior. Don't you think we could do a little better?
Since hot air and no substance have ruled in our nation's capital for years, it seems the least we could do is take a few moments to pause and ask what have we done for those who risk their lives to defend us. If we were truly in to soul searching as opposed to partisan babble the answer would be clear. Our failure to address the cost of government, rising debt and deficit spending, greed mongering by the very banks we bailed out with taxpayers money, and the entire specter of empty promises and political lies is a sorry testament to leadership, concern, compassion and honesty toward veterans.
1,309,000+ Died in the war
Korea - Vietnam - Desert Storm - Kuwait - Iraq
Afghanistan -Libya - Syria
During that time not only did we lose several thousand brave men and women defending a bizarre foreign policy and a non-existent war strategy, but America brought back over 700,000 disabled veterans, meaning we now have over four million disabled veterans from wars since World War II.
1,498,240+ Were wounded
Our new president has finally begun to fulfill the empty promises to our heroes and their families which have been so long neglected.
Let us vow to not let our political failures of the past continue to harm our veterans, those proud souls who answered the call to arms and now cannot get help for risking and often giving their lives.
Let us not let the malaise of failure continue to punish our veterans, and especially our wounded warriors and those suffering the many stressful results of war against terrorism.
These brave men and women and their families who depended on them should be the first priority for our government, before big bankers, big pharmaceuticals, and those who profit from the fruits of war.
Over the past decade our government has demonstrated little to give people confidence, certainly nothing to indicate it is any different than business as usual, and even less to demonstrate they have a clear policy and the ability to implement the strategy. Our veterans and the people deserved much better.
President Trump vowed to fix the mess facing veterans, and never let it happen again. Godspeed. So far he is making good progress but much remains to be done.
The time is now to act.
Honoring our Vets and taking care of them for their sacrifices is not a political problem, not Democrat or Republican, but an American problem.
If our government wants to honor the veterans, truly honor the veterans, then stop playing politics with war and foreign relations and give our new president the chance to make decisions, act bold, and demonstrate leadership.
Every day we should wake up and remember that it is our Constitution our politicians pledged to defend, the people's Constitution, and nothing can be more appropriate than protecting those who fought for our freedom.
So Washington, DC, stop the partisanship. Stop the bickering over ideological nonsense. Stop taking care of special interests and protecting people who should be prosecuted. Listen to the pulse of the country, listen to the heartbeat of America, and you will see how far you have strayed from our expectations.
When we reach that point we have honored our veterans by honoring their families and friends.
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