During the annual veterans Foreign Wars conference President Barack Obama spoke to more than 5,500 veterans and told them that despite the fast that health care is one of the main issues that Americans are worried about, President Obama assures veterans that they will continue to have their health care. In fact, Obama told the veterans "One thing that reform won't change is veterans' healthcare…No one is going to take away your benefits. That's the truth."
President Obama also told the veterans that the war was not and option, because Al Qaeda would probably plan to kill many more Americans, and that therefore the war as necessary. The Americans forces are scheduled to leave Iraq by 2011, and president Obama pledged that in the future he would no longer send out service member unless it was truly necessary and if everything was well thought out.
During the conference president Obama also mocked the idea of a new House plan to buy a new expensive helicopter. In fact his words were the following as he drew laughter “among its other capabilities, it would let me cook a meal while under nuclear attack…let me tell you something. If the United States of America is under nuclear attack, the last thing on my mind will be whipping up a snack.” President Obama said that instead of spending money on unnecessary items like the helicopter, that the money should be put to good use. For example Obama said that the money should be used to improve mental health screening for troops and also to have more clinics where veterans can go to when they come back home.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-vfw18-2009aug18,0,838307.story
It's a great thing that veterans will continue to have health care because they need all the help they can get after coming back from war and it's important that we provide it to them. I agree with Obama that troops should only be sent when it is really necessary because other wise other countries end up more messed up than they already were. If troops are sent without thinking things through, both countries will be affected greatly. I also agree that money should be spent on important things that can actually help most Americans especially those who have been sent to war.
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