Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

March 13, 2008 – House Chaplin Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin delivers benediction on Capitol Hill in Washington during a congressional ceremony to honor those who’ve served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. by Frank James All the right words were … Continue reading →

March 12, 2008 – San Bernadino, CA — A disabled combat veteran-turned-veterans counselor in San Bernardino is accusing the Department of Veterans Affairs of pressuring him to retire because he refused to drop Vietnam-era patients to make room for Iraq … Continue reading →

March 10, 2008 – Washington, DC — An exhaustive review of more than 600,000 Iraqi documents that were captured after the 2003 U.S. invasion has found no evidence that Saddam Hussein’s regime had any operational links with Osama bin Laden’s … Continue reading →

Mar. 13, 2008, “It has often been remarked but seldom remembered that war itself is a crime. Yet a war crime is more and other than war … It is an act beyond the pale of acceptable actions even in … Continue reading →

March 12, 2008 — Senators Daniel Akaka, Charles Schumer and Patty Murray and Representatives Bob Filner and Chet Edwards joined veterans in a press conference today to discuss how the Democrats’ budget will help improve the quality of life for … Continue reading →

VCS Reviews Book About Iraq War Costs – Bush’s Endless $3 Trillion Fiasco Crushes Our Military, Our VA, and Our Economy A fantastic new book details exactly how President George W. Bush’s lost Iraq War fiasco bleeds our country of … Continue reading →

March 11, 2008 – Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia read the funnies over the radio to cheer up New Yorkers during a newspaper strike. President Franklin Roosevelt gave “fireside chats” to bolster Americans during the depression. President Bush used his radio address … Continue reading →

March 12, 2008 – As the war in Iraq slides into its sixth year, a cottage industry has grown up to determine how much the conflict has actually cost. Senate Democrats just carried out a feckless debate over still-another bill … Continue reading →

March 9, 2008 – Washington, DC — Oops! When Congress and the White House put together the recent bipartisan $150-billion economic stimulus package, they raised the maximum mortgage limits in high-cost areas for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal … Continue reading →

March 12, 2008 – Part 1 of a 3-part series Thousands of American law enforcement officers have been called to military service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and authorities are increasingly focusing attention on how well some of those can reintegrate … Continue reading →