Military & Veteran Alert

For some reason, I have recently been thinking about the impact that the more radical liberal agendas might have on national security and benefits for military personnel and veterans. In spite of their earlier "we support our troops smokescreen," those on the left have typically tipped their hands concerning their opinions about the U.S. Armed Forces. In his infamous essay "Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens," Ward Churchill wrote that American and coalition force action against the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait was "a performance worthy of the nazis during the early months of their drive into Russia." Even though they both have prior military service, Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) have made several extremely demeaning remarks against American men and women in uniform over the past few years. In a recent Chicago Tribune editorial (reprinted in the Kokomo Tribune, 2/9/09, p. A5), "Former Sen. George McGovern said recently that Obama should reconsider a U.S. military buildup in Afghanistan. He said the president should call a five-year 'time out' on war and bolster efforts to feed children in poor countries."

With these kinds of opinions and pressures from the left, I have been wondering: How long will it be before our national security capabilities are threatened? How long will it be before bills are introduced that will strip military personnel and veterans of their benefits because they are nothing but "baby killers," "nazis," and "criminals" and therefore not eligible for support from American citizens?

Whether my premonitions are divinely inspired or not, my latest copy of Naval Reserve Association News (3/2009, Vol. 56 No. 3) indicates that some dark storm clouds are already on the horizon. ADM Casey Coane, National Executive Director, writes, "Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) has called for a twenty-five percent reduction in defense spending. The President has apparently asked the Services to tell him what a ten percent cut would do to them." [emphasis added] (p. 4) CAPT Ike Puzon, Director of Legislation, reports, "We have received numerous inquiries about a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report. Many have claimed that TRICARE for Life (TFL) is at risk... We are concerned with legislation that might affect military health readiness and deny earned health benefits." (p. 9) Included in CAPT Puzon's report is the reality that the current Congress has the all-time lowest percentage of members who have served, or serve, in the U.S. military. On the positive side, Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) has reintroduced The Military Retirees' Health Care Protection Act as a preemptive strike against the Defense Department attempt to raise deductibles, copayments, and enrollment fees for TFL. (p. 13)

When bills are introduced that will cripple American national security capabilities and weaken or eliminate military and veteran benefits, how will your Senators and Representatives vote? How much longer will Americans continue to elect politicians who favor the dangerous anti-American policies of the radical left?

I encourage you to take action before it's too late. (1) Let your Senators and Representatives know that you are opposed to any bills that erode America's national security capabilities and benefits for military personnel and veterans. (2) Share this article with other military personnel, veterans, families, friends, and others who do not want to see a weakened America or military personnel and veterans robbed of their rightfully hard-earned benefits. Thanks for your help!