Is this REALLY how we want our government to "support our troops?"?

That's wrong man, they served our country. The bonuses aren't enough for what they have gone through. My daughter just finished her tour in Iraq, and there's no amount of money that can be paid for what all of our troops have gone through.

They haven't since the beginning of this war. They say casualties are low, but maiming is HIGH. They are not giving them the help they need, artificial limbs etc, taking back the bonus and did you notice, the press is NOT allowed to show all the wounded and solders in body bags. WHY????

Also, the suicide rate (which the defense dept wont release) is an average of 160 men and women a month. A MONTH!!!!

Cause its never mind that man behind the curtain. Every time something big happens, watch how fast something else happens to distract people.

First of all, we have had wars, since we became America, when the first war erupted in our own territory, those poor Soldiers, did not have any benefits whatsoever, and they suffered when they were wounded, and also suffered a long death, some of them were inducted into fighting with or without their consent. If I would go on and on with all the wars we have been fighting for democracy,and all those poor soldiers, fought with all their might, for the cause, and died for it, would take me too long to write of all of it. Are we, as a Nation, who we are look up to as the Land of opportunity, and the Home of the free, ignore the ones who fought with all their might for our nation, and they are not going to be compensated for their heroic efforts, by being wounded and worse by loosing their Lives? we, the people of the United States have a right as a Nation, to demand Congress, and the Government, to support what the troops of our Nation deserve, and not to try and look the other way, or avoiding their obligation, to the ones who needs us NOW! I, for one would be willing to fight for the rights of our Soldiers, by writing Congress, and demanding Justice for them.

Administration has failed the troops. Both parties are playing chess with their lives I am beginning to wonder if any in office care. When my brother got back from iraq he got a bill for damaged equipment.

Wow - that is cold! I guess they hate the troops as much as the middle class!

it will be only a temporary thing.some bureaucrat just doing something stupid.