As the slow growth economy grinds on for most Americans, one economic segment is unlikely to feel the pain—the Department of Defense (DOD) and defense contractors.
Within the last month, the House of Representatives passed a super sized defense budget and most representatives voted to continue the folly in Afghanistan by funding the counterproductive war …
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July 2, 2012
Senator Bill Nelson
VIA FAX: 202-228-2183
Dear Senator Nelson,
Along with forty-four other senators you sent a letter to President Obama dated June 15, 2012 that demanded among other things that Iran suspend nuclear enrichment and shut down the Fordow enrichment facility.
You state that if talks with Iran produce no substantive …
We should continue to negotiate and continue with inspections instead of threatening tougher sanctions and war.…
June 18, 2012
Dear Representative Ros-Lehtinen,
You have written a letter to President Obama saying that any cut to the spending on the Afghanistan occupation is “morally reprehensible” and you have demanded no cuts to spending on anything war-related.
Please be advised that the epitome of a “morally reprehensible” …
As of January 5, 2011
593,634: U.S. Veteran Patients Treated at VA
537,550: U.S. Veteran Disability Claims Filed Against VA
Chart #1, U.S. Troops Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan War Zones [1]
| Deployed to War Zones | Service Members Still in Military | Percent in Military | Veterans Now Eligible for VA | Percent Veterans |
| 2,158,015 | 973,766 |