Check it out: General Wesley Clark (Ret.) is heading a PAC to elect veterans of the current conflicts who are running as Democrats in 2006. With the slogan, “Support the Troops, Send Them to Congress!” he has launched IAVA, the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America PAC.
Of course the vast majority of the vets campaigning — nine out of ten — are Dems. Other criteria includes signing on to the PAC’s objectives, which include:
- Demand from the administration a victory strategy for Iraq that includes hard success metrics which trigger American troop draw-downs so our forces can safely redeploy from theater.
- Mandatory full funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Thorough investigation of the failure to provide adequate armor for our soldiers, and that those responsible are held accountable.
- Guaranteeing the exhaustion of diplomacy options by the President prior to approval for military conflict.
- TRICARE (health care) for all members of the National Guard and Reserve and their families.
- Lowering the retirement age for members of the National Guard and Reserve from 60 to 55.
- An immediate 5% pay increase for our Armed Forces.
Clark points out a very good reason why these candidates should get our special consideration.
This is the start of a political movement to empower the people who pay the price for bad decisions in Washington: Our combat veterans.
PUT THE SOB out of the OFFICE and let HIM and HIS CRONIES plus FRIST, DELAY, GINGRICH, MC CAIN and all of the repugs PUT US BACK INTO THE BLACK LIKE a pres of concern BILL CLINTON had US of which bush TAX BROKE us WORKING CLASS and gave it all to the RICH BASTARDS OF THIS NATION!!! wake up working class! did you get a tax break? I didn’t but bet your sweet ass US WORKING CLASS WILL END UP PAYING IT BACK! getting some now in the form of high GAS and BAD INSURANCE coverage WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!!!!!!