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Washington Post Op-Ed: True Cost of Iraq War is $3 Trillion

September 5, 2010 (The Washington Post) - Writing in these pages in early 2008, we put the total cost to the United States of the Iraq war at $3 trillion. This price tag dwarfed previous estimates, including the Bush administration's 2003 projections of a $50 billion to $60 billion war.

VoteVets: Fire Ex-Senator Simpson Over Anti-Veteran Comments

September 2, 2010 (The Hill) - A group of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans called on President Obama to fire Alan Simpson from the White House fiscal commission for suggesting that veterans getting federal medical benefits are adding to the country’s debt problem.

Editorial: Profiting From Fallen Soldiers is Loathsome

August 22, 2010 (The Times Herald Editorial Board) - It might seem unconscionable that any company would attempt to profit from the death of an American service member, but it's not only happening, it's happening on a massive scale.

Congressman Mitchell: Pausing to Consider People Who REALLY Matter

Chairman Harry Mitchell is a Hero to Veterans Nationwide

August 20, 2010 (Arizona Republic) - It's been a month since I spoke to Rep. Harry Mitchell about suicides among military veterans and I'm just getting around to writing something.

What Obama Won't Say Tonight About US Withdrawal from Iraq

August 31, 2010 (ConsortiumNews) - President Barack Obama’s aides say his speech this evening marking the end of "combat operations" in Iraq will avoid the vainglorious aspects of President George W. Bush’s infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech in 2003. We’ll see.

Veterans Articles & News

Veterans Healthcare and Disability Veterans for Common Sense posts articles, news and other related items about the readjustment needs and concerns of our veterans, with a special emphasis on access to prompt healthcare and disability benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

VCS Testifies Before Congress About Fixing VBA Claims Crisis

Written by VCS

Wednesday, 16 June 2010 14:29

Prepared Statement of Paul Sullivan, Executive Director, Veterans for Common Sense, for the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States House of Representatives

Written by Markham Evans

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:05

June 14, 2010 (News8) WASHINGTON - The U.S. military has agreed to pay millions of dollars to veterans who were discharged from the service for post-traumatic stress disorder with lower disability ratings than they are entitled to. But time is running out for those who are eligible.

Written by John Gingrich

Monday, 14 June 2010 20:59

Gulf War Task Force Draft Written Report

June 14, 2010 - Thank you for commenting on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force draft report. Your insights, issues and ideas are not only important to VA but to every Veteran who served in the Gulf.

Written by Bill Sizemore

Monday, 14 June 2010 09:12

June 13, 2010 (The Virginian-Pilot) - Two doctors who worked at the Hampton VA Medical Center say powerful narcotics are being over prescribed to veterans there, leaving them addicted while their underlying medical conditions go untreated.

Written by Rick Maze

Thursday, 10 June 2010 09:52

June 9, 2010 (Federal Times) - The Veterans Affairs Department is good at finding waste and inefficiency, but it should act faster to fix these problems, lawmakers said at a Wednesday congressional oversight hearing.

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