asswipe was willing to punish our troops for cheap ass political points, never ever forget that. ever.
Willow, Bush is not President any more, so why are you bringing that up?
Troops in Iraq Face Pay Cut
Published on Thursday, August 14, 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle
Troops in Iraq Face Pay Cut
Pentagon says tough duty bonuses are budget-buster
by Edward Epstein
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon wants to cut the pay of its 148,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, who are already contending with guerrilla-style attacks, homesickness and 120- degree-plus heat.
It's all part of the lie of the Bush administration, that they say they support our troops.
Susan Schuman of Shelburne Falls, Mass whose son is with the US Army in Iraq
Unless Congress and President Bush take quick action when Congress returns after Labor Day, the uniformed Americans in Iraq and the 9,000 in Afghanistan will lose a pay increase approved last April of $75 a month in "imminent danger pay" and $150 a month in "family separation allowances."
The Defense Department supports the cuts, saying its budget can't sustain the higher payments amid a host of other priorities. But the proposed cuts have stirred anger among military families and veterans' groups and even prompted an editorial attack in the Army Times, a weekly newspaper for military personnel and their families that is seldom so outspoken.
Congress made the April pay increases retroactive to Oct. 1, 2002, but they are set to expire when the federal fiscal year ends Sept. 30 unless Congress votes to keep them as part of its annual defense appropriations legislation