Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

President Bush Signs $1.8 Billion in New Emergency Spending for VA in Iraq War Funding Bill

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Team VCS

To View the Entire Report, please go to this link: http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/files/VFCS/$1.8BillionIraqWarSummary5-25-07.pdf For immediate release:  Thursday, May 24, 2007 Summary of the Fiscal 2007 Supplemental Funding Legislation The House and Senate are poised to approve legislation providing $119.995 billion primarily for … Continue reading →

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One Bomb, 25 Operations, and 363 Days to Return to TV – Kimberly Dozier and the Iraq War

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Team VCS

May 24, 2007 – When Kimberly Dozier, a CBS News correspondent, was nearly killed last Memorial Day by a roadside bomb in Baghdad that took the lives of her crew, she became the story instead of reporting it. Now, more … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column – Our Entire Government Has Failed Us on Iraq War

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Team VCS

May 24, 2007 – A Special Comment about the Democrats’ deal with President Bush to continue financing this unspeakable war in Iraq—and to do so on his terms: This is, in fact, a comment about… betrayal. Few men or women … Continue reading →

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Study: Sarin Linked to Gulf War Illnesses

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Team VCS

Friday May 25, 2007 — As benefits administrators, officials and politicians argue the worthiness of studies on Gulf War syndrome, researchers say they have no doubts that they’ve found the root of the problem. Sarin gas. And they have advice for as … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Benefits Claims Going Nowhere

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Team VCS

May 22, 2007 – A House subcommittee heard pleas Tuesday to get veterans off the “hamster wheel” of justice that can leave their benefits claims cycling through an unending process until they die. The appeals process can have claims bounced … Continue reading →

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Experts Calculate Billions in Long-Term Costs of War

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Team VCS

Congress has approved about $450 billion to date for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, but economists also have been tabulating the long-term costs such as veterans’ care. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the broader costs of the war. Click here … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column – Veterans’ Suicides – The War Casualties You Aren’t Hearing About

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Team VCS

May 21, 2007  Jeffrey Lucey (1981-2004)Joshua Omvig (1983-2005)Jonathan Schulze (1981-2007) Like countless others, each of these young men served honorably in Iraq, but came home unable to cope with their memories of combat. Each one sought help from the military … Continue reading →

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Iraq’s Hidden Casualties – 13,000 Working for Contractors

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Team VCS

May 19, 2007 – WASHINGTON: Casualties among private contractors in Iraq have soared to record levels this year, setting a pace that seems certain to turn 2007 into the bloodiest year yet for the civilians who work alongside the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Gaps Persist in Mental Health Care for Ft. Carson Soldiers Who Served in Iraq War

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Team VCS

Corey Davis was a machine gunner in Iraq; he was featured in NPR’s December 2006 investigation on mental health care at Fort Carson. He told NPR that he began “freaking out” after he returned to the base; when he sought … Continue reading →

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Iraq Attacks Kill 9 U.S. Troops

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Team VCS

May 23, 2007 – Roadside bombings and gunbattles across Iraq killed nine U.S. servicemen, and U.S. authorities were examining a body found in a river south of Baghdad that Iraqi police believe is one of three U.S. soldiers seized in … Continue reading →

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