"On Veterans’ Day, the President spoke a lot about the reasons for the war in Iraq, but very little about how he plans to take care of the people fighting that war, and what the future holds for them."
Friday, November 11, 2005
CONTACT: Will Coghlan, IAVA, (212)-982-9699,
NEW YORK – The head of the nation’s first and largest organization for Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, IAVA, released the following response to the President’s speech today:
“On Veterans’ Day, the President spoke a lot about the reasons for the war in Iraq, but very little about how he plans to take care of the people fighting that war, and what the future holds for them.
“Those of us who fought in Iraq deserve to know why we became Veterans in the first place. On today of all days there should be consensus on the need to rise above partisan bickering over who said what in Washington and begin real investigations into prewar intelligence. It’s unfortunate that the President doesn’t think he owes that to the people who have been unwavering in their bravery while carrying out his plans.”
