Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

March 12, 2008 – With March 20 marking the fifth anniversary of the United States-led invasion of Iraq, it’s time to take stock of what has happened. In our new book The Three Trillion Dollar War, Harvard’s Linda Bilmes and … Continue reading →

“Some science is showing that that DU, when inhaled or gets in a wound, can cause long-term health problems because it is a heavy metal and radioactive,” said Paul Sullivan, director of the advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense. But … Continue reading →

Of the 1.7 million service members with recent combat experience, some 800,000 are now veterans entitled to VA health care and benefits. Of those, 300,000 have had treatment; 40 percent were diagnosed with a mental health problem, more than half … 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 →