Bush administration opposes money for tortured Vets

Another great example of the Bush administraiton "supporting the troops". A group of Gulf War 1 veterans who were captured by the Iraqis and tortured initially won a settlement to be entitled to some of the frozen Iraqi Assets. Now the Bush adminsitration is quietly trying to fight this in court arguing that the money should go towards "rebuilding Iraq", aka funding Halliburton.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/10/international/middleeast/10POWS.html

SNIPPET: In a court challenge that the administration is winning so far but is not eager to publicize, administration lawyers have argued that Iraqi assets frozen in bank accounts in the United States are needed for Iraqi reconstruction and that the judgment won by the 17 former American prisoners should be overturned.
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""I don't want to say that I feel betrayed, because I still believe in my country," said Lt. Col. Dale Storr, whose Air Force A-10 fighter jet was shot down by Iraqi fire in February 1991.

"I've always tried to keep in the back of my mind that we were never going to see any of the money," said Colonel Storr, who was held by the Iraqis for 33 days — a period in which he says his captors beat him with clubs, broke his nose, urinated on him and threatened to cut off his fingers if he did not disclose military secrets. "But it goes beyond frustration when I see our government trying to pretend that this whole case never happened."

bushco would have to have a heart to do otherwise.

opinon of his party's efforts.

Bush always talks about the "torture" perpetrated by Saddam and his "torturous regime". These people were victims and won a settlement. If anybody deserves to be Millionaires, it would be these guys. Yet Bush will push for tax cuts for Millionaires who never enlisted or fought in a war, and then argue that the money these people won in court should go towards bailing out Bush's "rebuilding" effort.

we can't expect them to get LOANS, BUT MUST GET GRANTS from the 87 BILLION. if george is so worried, why doesn't HE GIVE THESE TORTURED SOLDIERS A PIECE OF HIS 83 MILLION????

nothin but a cowardly BASTARD!