I think this is a positive step
Jan. 26th, 2006 11:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundVeterans-Turned-Candidates Have New PAC
"A new political action committee to put veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in Congress is getting under way.
"There is not one policymaker debating this war who has actually fought this war," Jon Soltz, the executive director of the PAC and an Iraq war veteran, said in an interview Wednesday.
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, a former Democratic presidential candidate, is heading the advisory board of the group, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America PAC."
(Note: Gen. Clark is, himself, a Vietnam Vet.)
The article does mention that:
"All are Democrats except for Van Taylor, a Texas Republican who is running for the seat held by Democratic incumbent Rep. Chet Edwards.
Soltz said a Republican can get his group's backing. "This PAC is open to everyone who served," he said. "What we're concerned about is people who are right about Iraq.
Specifically, the group wants detailed plans, with timetables, for the gradual withdrawal of troops from Iraq. It also supports funding increases for the Veterans Affairs Department and expanded health benefits for veterans, among other things."
"A new political action committee to put veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in Congress is getting under way.
"There is not one policymaker debating this war who has actually fought this war," Jon Soltz, the executive director of the PAC and an Iraq war veteran, said in an interview Wednesday.
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, a former Democratic presidential candidate, is heading the advisory board of the group, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America PAC."
(Note: Gen. Clark is, himself, a Vietnam Vet.)
The article does mention that:
"All are Democrats except for Van Taylor, a Texas Republican who is running for the seat held by Democratic incumbent Rep. Chet Edwards.
Soltz said a Republican can get his group's backing. "This PAC is open to everyone who served," he said. "What we're concerned about is people who are right about Iraq.
Specifically, the group wants detailed plans, with timetables, for the gradual withdrawal of troops from Iraq. It also supports funding increases for the Veterans Affairs Department and expanded health benefits for veterans, among other things."
