Tough Week for the Nation's Armed Forces

Although the Memorial Day holiday celebrated the heroic sacrifices of America's military, this week hasn't been a good one for the nation's armed forces. Veterans are now learning that the Bush Administration plans to cut as much as one billion dollars from their health care services. Meanwhile, the Army has announced the expansion of the "stop-loss" program, prohibiting thousands of soldiers to retire or leave the military if their units are called to the current conflict in the Middle East. Writing in the New York Times, former Army captain Andrew Exum blasted the new policy: "Many, if not most, of the soldiers in this latest Iraq-bound wave are already veterans of several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have honorably completed their active duty obligations. But like draftees, they have been conscripted to meet the additional needs in Iraq "

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