Stop Funding the War and Start Funding the Troops

"Stop funding the war and start funding the troops"

This should be the message from every Democrat in Congress.

Democrats have a chance to take a stand and finally give our troops the support they deserve. Our troops were sent to Iraq lacking proper body armour, the VA budget was recently cut, troops are being sent to Iraq without the proper training, and now the news about the mistreatment of our Vets have received at Walter Reed. It is an embarassment to our nation that puts so much pride in our freedoms that we don't support those who fight for them.

The American people sent a message in the November election that they wanted a change in policy in Iraq. In a ABC/Washington Post Poll 64% of Americans say the Iraq War was not worth fighting and 56% say our troops should be withdrawn out of Iraq.

Our elected officials in Congress should be putting legislation together that sets a deadline when all troops must be redeployed. Then take the money that was going to be spent on combat in Iraq and put that into Veteran benefits, upgrading Walter Reed, and the VA hospitals.

It is time that we invest in our most valued treasure. Now if only all the Democrats in Congress would stand up and say, "Stop funding the war and start funding the troops."