hurtful? i can't believe i'm reading this.

Veterans' Benefits "hurtful" to National Security, says Pentagon :: Alternative Press Review :: Your Guide Beyond the Mainstream: "The Wall Street Journal describes the pittance set aside for veteran's benefits as 'Congress' generosity,' even as the Republican-controlled Congress and Bush Pentagon get set to slash billions more from Veterans Administration's (VA) programs. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal (1-25-05), Pentagon official David Chu, in a mockery of the contribution of veterans, defended a new round of cuts by ironically describing funding for programs like veterans' education and job training, health care, pensions, VA housing and the like as 'hurtful' to national security.
Despite Republican pretense that spending increases for the VA budget under the Bush administration have been large, new spending neither has matched inflation over the same period, nor does it keep pace with growing need. "