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GOP veterans’ cuts
As I watched the Republican National Convention, several times I heard exhortations that the United States should intervene in Iran and Syria, despite the fact our troops are stretched thin and worn out from more than a decade of multiple deployments.
Both Sen. John McCain and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States should be willing to flex its military muscle in those countries.
If the Republicans win this upcoming election, I hope they will reinstitute the draft, so that a relative handful of volunteers don’t shoulder the military burden for the entire nation.
I also hope the GOP will rethink its threat to reduce funding to the Veterans Administration, as that agency’s services are needed now more than at any time since
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