Before the United States engages in further military action, I want you to answer my question: If we can't afford money to fight poverty, for schools, for infrastructure, for immigration, and a host of other problems in our own country, how can we afford to spend billions of dollars on an open-ended conflict in an area of the world where we don't exactly have a winning record? How could we be so brash to think this will turn out any better than the 3 trillion dollar war-fiasco we just finished in Iraq/Afghanistan?
We can't seem to take care of the veterans who have already sacrificed from the last Middle East war-fiasco. Veteran disaffection and suicide are at all time highs. The VA is embroiled in scandal for its inability to address the existing Veterans' health needs. If we really do respect our veterans, how can we expect them to sacrifice further?
Why is this important?
My family has many veterans who have been physically and psychologically harmed by the recent wars, and they already are not receiving proper care. Please don't make it worse.
