tripling their nuclear arsenal. not to mention iran, north korea, the global war on terrorism that hasn t gone away just because biden wished it away. maria: yeah. we cannot do this on the backs of our troops, and i want to put that marker out right now. maria: so, i mean, the question is, are you going to be voting for this package tomorrow? stay with us, we ve got more with florida congressman michael waltz. i want to hear more about the chinese communist party s plans. and coming up shortly, we re examining the devastating impacts biden s lax immigration policies having on the country with texas governor abbott and kari lake. they re coming up, stay with us.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a grateful nation in remembering the end of the Iraq War and honoring the service and sacrifice of the veterans of the conflict.
The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that up to 20% of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from some kind of post-traumatic stress disorder.
The U.S. military has been engaged in major combat operationsoverseas for seven years in Afghanistan and five in Iraq. Congress has provided annual funding for these missions through the use ofemergency supplemental spending bills. The Pentagon should nolonger use supplementals to pay for these contingencies. Instead,Congress should begin funding these operations as part of theregular defense budget.