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To: stockman_scott who wrote (23576)	7/27/2003 4:23:33 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 89467

The constant killing of American soldiers is draining support from Bush precisely because people are beginning to believe that the rationale for those sacrifices was untrue. Another reason for troops' low morale.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (23576)	7/27/2003 4:26:46 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Bush: Nothing But Lip Service for Our Soldiers Army Times Editorial Army Times armytimes.com Posted 6/27/2003 11:01:36 AM June 30, 2003 In recent months, President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress have missed no opportunity to heap richly deserved praise on the military. But talk is cheap ? and getting cheaper by the day, judging from the nickel-and-dime treatment the troops are getting lately. For example, the White House griped that various pay-and-benefits incentives added to the 2004 defense budget by Congress are wasteful and unnecessary ? including a modest proposal to double the $6,000 gratuity paid to families of troops who die on active duty. This comes at a time when Americans continue to die in Iraq at a rate of about one a day. Similarly, the administration announced that on Oct. 1 it wants to roll back recent modest increases in monthly imminent-danger pay (from $225 to $150) and family-separation allowance (from $250 to $100) for troops getting shot at in combat zones. Then there?s military tax relief ? or the lack thereof. As Bush and Republican leaders in Congress preach the mantra of tax cuts, they can?t seem to find time to make progress on minor tax provisions that would be a boon to military homeowners, reservists who travel long distances for training and parents deployed to combat zones, among others. Incredibly, one of those tax provisions ? easing residency rules for service members to qualify for capital-gains exemptions when selling a home ? has been a homeless orphan in the corridors of power for more than five years now. continued.... veteransforcommonsense.org