Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Editorial Column: Not All Veterans Salute Senator McCain

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Team VCS

August 3, 2008, Palm Beach, Florida – The growing ranks of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will have a lot to say about who becomes president. And what they are saying isn’t what you might expect. In theory, John … Continue reading →

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Aug 2, Victory for Veterans, Chairman Hall’s Legislation to Expedite VA Disability Payments Passes House 429 to 0

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Team VCS

Veterans for Common Sense filed a lawsuit against VA and testified four times before Congress during 2007 and 2008 about the need to reform VA’s broken claims system at the Veterans Benefits Administration.  VCS also offered many progressive solutions.  The legislation … Continue reading →

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July 31, VCS in the News: VA Struggling to Get Ready for New Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Team VCS

As the VA struggles to revamp itself, groups like Veterans for Common Sense say wounded veterans are being turned away or asked to wait too long for care — especially mental health care.  “If your child was in a car … Continue reading →

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DoD Offical Booted from Congressional Hearing About Rape in the Military

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Team VCS

Aug. 1, 2008 – The Pentagon’s No. 2 personnel and readiness official was admonished and dismissed from a House subcommittee hearing on sexual assault in the military Thursday after admitting that he had directed a key subordinate not to appear. … Continue reading →

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Judge Rules White House Aides Can be Subpoenaed

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Team VCS

July 31, 2008, Washington, DC – A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Bush’s contention that senior White House advisers are immune from subpoenas, siding with Congress’ power to investigate the executive branch and handing a victory to Democrats probing … Continue reading →

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McCain Ads go Negative Early on Obama

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Team VCS

July 31, 2008, Washington, DC – By launching a series of TV ads that ridicule Senator Barack Obama and question his readiness to be president, Senator John McCain has made a strategic decision to go directly negative much earlier than … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Veterans Deserve Support, Benefits After Their Service

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Team VCS

Aug. 1, 2008 – This is supporting our troops? We don’t think so. Injured vets, in some cases, are losing their homes and other possessions waiting to receive disability benefits from the government. Yes, we know the list of men … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Stress, Suicides, Mental Illness Plague Our War Veterans

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Team VCS

Aug. 1, 2008 – The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have a hidden cost, being borne by our returning warriors in unrelenting anguish and 18 suicides a day. Pfc. Joseph Dwyer didn’t commit suicide – technically. But death was grim … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: What if Iraq Works

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Team VCS

July 31, 2008 – There is a growing confidence among officers, diplomats and politicians that a constitutional Iraq is going to make it. We don’t hear much anymore of trisecting the country, much less pulling all American troops out in … Continue reading →

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Deal on a Security Agreement is Close, Iraqis Say

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Team VCS

July 31, 2008, Baghdad – Iraq and the United States are close to a deal on a sensitive security agreement that Iraqi officials said on Wednesday satisfies the nation’s desire to be treated as sovereign and independent. The agreement, under … Continue reading →

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