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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Special Ops Vets Slam Military Benefit Cuts

Former members of U.S. special operations forces on Thursday demanded President Obama veto the budget bill Congress just passed, saying that the cuts to military retirement benefits — which even the bill’s authors now admit were a partial mistake — are an insult to veterans.

“As commander in chief, President Obama is the leader of the nation’s armed forces and he has a duty to protect the interests of all military members, both active and retired. He needs to veto the bill,” said Gary Stubblefield, a retired Navy SEAL Commander and chairman of Special Operations for America.

The new budget, which boosts spending in the short term in exchange for longer-term fee hikes and spending cuts, includes a provision that would reduce the cost-of-living adjustment for military retirees to 1 percent less than the rate of consumer inflation — and even reduces payments for veterans who were wounded in action.
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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

All Vet's should never vote for a Democrat again, if Obama signs this bill.

Anonymous said...

Good, I'm glad Obama has PO'd the Vets, cause we may need them with us, later down the road. I shall be my brothers keeper.

Anonymous said...

damn 634 thats what i was going to say

Anonymous said...

JOhn McCain--a disabled Vet--voted for slashing pensions for the military. Disgrace.

Anonymous said...

Nice gun! I want one! You other POS's can say what you want, but served is served.

Yes, I may disagree with current deployments, and even be totally and politically against them, but, served is served and is never to be otherwise.

Anonymous said...

McCain hasn't aged well if anyone has noticed.

Anonymous said...

I think our Vets and our homeboys need to get together sooner than later to organize neighborhood groups as well as connecting with other neighborhood groups that agree to watch out for each others homes.
The word "Militia" comes to mind.

ginn said...

Maybe this will put a little fire under their butts to join/form militias in their communities. The only way we're going to take back America.

Anonymous said...

last I checked 634, Obama doesn't write the budget adn didn't vote on it. Perhaps you should revisit 6th grade gov. class

Anonymous said...

1:21 You be the one that's the fool, nobody will remember the names of congressman that voted for the cut, but the vets won't forget who the president was at the time and signed the bill into law you fool. Maybe you should revisit your Civic/history class.

Unknown said...

obama could care less about the plight of the american people or foreign relations he has too big an ego,which keeps him from relating to real issues hopefully the real working class will get out there next year and mak it a republican majority in the senate instead of all non workers and people on medicaid voting another in competent into political office