Here’s some news that makes one wonder why Bush claims, a) to support our troops and b) that things in Iraq are going well.
Thousands of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering a benefits system that is already overburdened, and officials and veterans’ groups are concerned that the challenge could grow as the nation remains at war.
… President Bush’s budget for 2005 calls for cutting the Department of Veterans Affairs staff that handles benefits claims, and some veterans report long waits for benefits and confusing claims decisions.
“I love the military; that was my life. But I don’t believe they’re taking care of me now,” said Staff Sgt. Gene Westbrook, 35, of Lawton, Okla.
