That Was Quick
A day after announcing they were going to cut the pay of US soldiers stationed in Iraq by $225 a month, the Pentagon and Dubya reversed course, keeping the raises intact. It is the height of hypocrisy that the same governing bodies that tell us to support our troops (which I do; the more people in the army, the less likely my ass is drafted) have tried to significantly cut wages and benefits from veterans twice in the last few months. Joe “remember me?” Lieberman had the following to say:
The idea is just unconscionable. The government can afford the billions they give in tax cuts to millionaires, but there’s not enough to give a little something to men and women who are putting their lives on the line.
It’s partisan rhetoric, but still very true.
I’m curious as to how the right-wing nuts who couldn’t understand that it was indeed possible to be against the war in Iraq, yet supportive of the troops feel about this.
Meanwhile, over 120 American soldiers have died since Dubya told us that “major combat operations” were over.