$1.3 trillion could be better allocated, as there are plenty of other causes that require our attention, such as improving conditions for veterans, re-thinking our education system, or investing in sustainable energy.
So I, along with fellow veteran artists, began thinking about ways to address that problem.
He is also a decorated Vietnam-war veteran who was thinking seriously about international terrorism back in the days when George Bush's idea of foreign policy was a day trip to Oklahoma.Yet he is forever lost in the crowd.
This Sunday, Veteran's Day, I'm thinking of all veterans and their families, and of the sacrifices of so many who have given so much -- and who are still giving right now.
Some may characterise it as evidence of the kind of un-American behaviour to be expected of Democrats.Without seeking to excuse the shabby treatment of America's veterans, it is worth thinking about why the VA is so hard to run.
"Many veterans suffer from problems with their bosses, who either don't understand what is inside a veteran's head or don't want to keep such a person in the company, thinking, 'That veteran is dangerous for others,'" he told me.
Firefighter Doug Hantusch, a 19-year veteran, said: "We're thinking of the fallen men and their families.
There have been times in Maurizio Pollini recitals when it's been easy enough to gauge what the veteran pianist has been thinking, but difficult to know what he was feeling.
After the war ended, with U.S. forces ordered to stop short of Baghdad, Bush's approval rating soared close to 90percentt, scaring away veteran Democrats who were thinking of challenging him.
By Roger Angell December 11, 2008 News yesterday that the Yankees had signed the ace free-agent left-hander C. C. Sabathia to a record seven-year, hundred-and-sixty-one-million-dollar contract quickly found this veteran sports-dollar-watcher thinking about Winnie the Pooh and the Nixon Administration and blue-eyed boys.
