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It's not bush that turned his back it was Clinton. Do you realy think that bush would do this.
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Why do you think he wouldn't?
The bush admin supports rescinding lifetime health benefits for World War II and Korean War veterans.
This decision, admittedly was made by Clinton in 1995. But bush supports it.
Kerry opposed it in 1995 and wants to reinstate the free lifetime benefits for the veterans and their dependents if he gets elected.
The VA hospital in Brecksville closing is a result of the last couple years of budget cuts to Veteran affairs. The 2004 budget was passed with a 25 billion reduction to veterans benefits over the next ten years.
This includes hospital funding, prescription drugs. It means many veterans will be forced onto Medicare and have to pay a monthly premium of 60 dollars a month. Schools and scholarships for veterans children are seeing huge cuts as well. Funding was cut for upgrading military housing too.
The bush Whitehouse opposed a doubling to 6000 in benefits paid to families when a soldier dies in combat. bush also rolled back the monthly imminent danger pay. (Which is pay increases for being in a warzone.)
All this was done under bush.
There's alot more too. Just hop on google and search for it.