http://www.votevets.org News en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:03:26 -0800 info@votevets.org info@votevets.org 40 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0316 America's most active group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, VoteVets.org PAC, today endorsed fellow veteran Aaron Bailey in his race to become State Senator from Michigan's 13th District. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0316 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0315 A new television ad today running nationally and in eight states, sponsored by VoteVets.org in conjunction with Operation Free, makes a very clear point - to combat those who would do us harm, and protect America, we don't need more war, we need to cut their funding and effect their ability to cause havoc. One of the best ways to do that, right now, is pass clean energy and climate legislation in Congress, which would cut our oil dependence in half. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0315 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0314 This ad from VoteVets is slightly hyperbolic, but it does an excellent job of highlighting the absurdity of the idea of a climate bill as a "tough vote" And it's true. Losing a limb in a war fought because the American economy is hyper-dependent on oil is tough. Having a hurricane-induced flood destroy your home is tough. Having your fields dry up and your crops die because rain patterns shifted is tough. Having your town shot-up by interlopers from two villages down because their fields dried up and their crops died because rain patterns shifted is tough. Paying higher taxes to build a seawall around Manhattan is tough. Getting astma because of particulate air pollution is tough. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0314 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0313 A veterans' group launched a powerful national ad campaign today with video images that make a chilling connection between the United States' reliance on foreign oil and the deaths of U.S. troops in Iraq. The goal of the campaign is to encourage a national shift toward cleaner energy and away from reliance on oil. It's a shift that is also increasingly being encouraged by top military officials who recognize that foreign oil is putting their troops in harm's way. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0313 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0312 A progressive veterans group is making a provocative push to get comprehensive energy reform passed, launching a new ad that ties oil consumption to Iranian-backed attacks against U.S. troops. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0312 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0311 US war veterans today announced that they will commit close to a million dollars to an ad campaign -- running nationally and in eight states - which ties Iran's ability to create new and powerful weapons used against our troops to our addiction to oil. It calls on Congress to pass comprehensive clean energy legislation and defund our most dangerous enemies. The ad is paid for by VoteVets.org Action Fund in coordination with Operation Free. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0311 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0310 The Department of Veterans Affairs has been showing off its Office of New Media to vet bloggers, including Richard Allen Smith of VetVoice. In a recent post, Smith described his tour and visit with the VA's director of new media, Brandon Friedman. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0310 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0309 The Veterans Affairs Department plans to push the use of Twitter and Facebook to all of its 148 medical centers, according to an insightful accounton the department's use of social media on The Huffington Post by Richard Allen Smith, who writes the VetVoice blog. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0309 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0307 What is a problem is that we've lost hundreds of translators, and thousands overall, under Don't Ask Don't Tell, so our troops are fighting shorthanded. Sen. Nodler should be a lot more concerned about that. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0307 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0308 A veterans' group is airing television ads in Kentucky and Indiana calling on three of the states' four U.S. senators to support legislation aimed at reducing the nation's dependence on foreign oil. The ads, sponsored by the nonpartisan group VoteVets.org, are aimed at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Indiana Sens. Evan Bayh, a Democrat, and Richard Lugar, a Republican. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0308 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0292 The ad also lists contributions of $98,100 Thune has received over his political career from several large oil companies, including BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil, that do business in the Middle East. Thune has raised $34.3 million for his political campaigns since he began running for office in 1989. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0292 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0301 VoteVets' new ad campaign says the passage of the Clean Energy and American Power Act could help defund terrorism. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0301 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0300 The group released a national ad Friday featuring an Iraq war veteran chastising Kirk for refusing to support energy independence. The veteran suggests that Kirk opposes climate-change legislation because he's received donations from oil companies operating in foreign countries. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0300 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0306 In the advertisements -- running until Feb. 21 on local television stations in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, South Dakota and Wyoming -- veterans from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq urge senators and Senate hopefuls to pass a bill as the House did in June 2009. They also call out members for receiving campaign contributions from oil companies. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0306 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0303 The ads use local veterans to press the organization's point of view in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, South Dakota and Wyoming. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0303 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0302 VoteVets.org, America's largest group of progressive veterans, has launched a $2 million TV ad campaign airing in seven states and in Washington, D.C. to fight America's oil dependence. The campaign is the largest ever undertaken by the group, and is a direct response to the oil industry's recent revelation that it spent $159 million in 2009 to lobby Congress against a clean-energy bill. The group says the U.S. is funding both sides of the war on terror in the Middle East, and that oil money has killed U.S. troops. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0302 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0299 In the Illinois ad an Afghanastan veteran from Chicago takes issue with Mark Kirk's policies on energy security, as well as the fact that he's taken campaign contributions from multinational energy corporations that have interests in nations that sponsor terrorism. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0299 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0305 Iraq War Veteran Jon Soltz, Chair of VoteVets.org, appears on Dylan Ratigan to discuss his group's new ads http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0305 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0295 Republican US Senate candidate, Rep Roy Blunt is in the crosshairs again. A veterans group called VoteVets Action Fund, Inc. is airing a TV commercial in Missouri criticizing Rep Blunt's position on energy. The commercial says Blunt is wrong to take money from oil companies while "opposing a bi-partisan effort to cut our dependence on foreign oil". http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0295 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0296 As part of a $2 million television ad campaign, VoteVets has released a national spot as well as ones targeting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) for their opposition to climate and clean energy legislation. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0296 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0290 Votevets.org, a liberal outside group, is dropping $2 million on a seven-state ad campaign pushing a collection of senators -- and candidates for Senate -- to support clean energy legislation in Congress. The ads, which are running against Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dick Lugar (R-Ind.), Evan Bayh (D-Ind.). Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and John Barasso (R-Wyo.) as well as Reps. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), feature local veterans discussing the need for energy independence through the lens of the failed terrorist bombing of an airplane on Christmas Day in Detroit. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0290 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0293 Stoltz said the issue is whether the U.S. should continue sacrificing lives of the military and spending a fortune to maintain an unsustainable dependence on foreign oil that causes climate change. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0293 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0289 the largest progressive group of Veterans in America is launching a $2 million ad campaign in seven states, as well as the nation's capital pushing for a comprehensive energy bill that will cut our dependence on oil, and calling out those who are putting contributions from oil interests above America's interest. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0289 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0291 VoteVets.org, a national advocacy group, will begin airing a television ad today in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines that criticizes the senator, who's up for re-election this year. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0291 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0294 VoteVets co-founder Jon Soltz said in an interview that the campaign is aimed at passing energy legislation in Congress. Presently, bills aimed at combating climate change are stalled. Blunt voted against cap-and-trade legislation in the House; Kirk supported the bill but has since said he wouldn't do so again. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0294 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0298 VoteVets is hitting Mitch McConnell on energy and national security as part of a $2 million ad buy and local veteran George Zubaty is starring in one of those ads http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0298 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0304 Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org appears on Hardball to talk about Don't Ask Don't Tell http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0304 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0297 VoteVets.org is launching a new ad campaign targeting Roy Blunt's opposition to clean energy and jobs legislation that would reduce American dependence on foreign oil. The ads will be running St. Louis, Kansas City, Columbia and Springfield, a spokesman tells the Post-Dispatch. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0297 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0288 But Army veteran Jon Soltz, chairman of VoteVets.org, a group advocating veterans issues, said that some of those concerns are nonissues when it comes to combat. "First off, there are already gays in the military. Second off, we have extremely strict guidelines in the uniformed code of military justice," said Soltz, a former captain who served in Iraq. "Why can't we use the same very strict guidelines about public displays of affection with heterosexuals to go ahead and include gay relationships as well?" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0288 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0287 "I was shocked--pleasantly surprised," said Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org, a veterans' group in favor of repeal. He rejected the suggestion by Mullen that repealing the law is going to cause some "disruption" among the troops. "This is not a hard thing to do institutionally," he said. "They could do this in four months if they wanted." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0287 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0285 WASHINGTON, DC - The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets.org PAC, today endorsed fellow veteran Ruben Gallego in his race for State House. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0285 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0286 Small donors also played a much greater role in Sowers's fourth quarter, due in large part to his national endorsements from veterans groups like VoteVets and General Wesley Clark's Securing America organization. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0286 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0282 Officials from VoteVets.org yesterday called the repeal "a bold move" that's "desperately needed to enhance our military readiness." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0282 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0280 Under the current policy, "Our officers spend too much time investigating claims that someone is gay, rather than spending their time fighting our enemies," said Jon Soltz, an Iraq war veteran and head of VoteVets.org. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0280 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0283 That can't come soon enough. Fighting in two wars, and reminded that our military has other responsibilities around the world, like in Haiti, overextension of our forces will continue for the foreseeable future. That means men and women being pushed to the brink on their fifth and sixth tours. Meanwhile, specialists, like hundreds of desperately needed translators, have been ripped from our military under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, leaving our servicemembers to fight shorthanded. Both of these issues can be alleviated with a repeal of the law. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0283 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0281 "Repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' is a bold move by the president, but one that is desperately needed to enhance our military readiness for our troops in combat," said Jon Soltz, chairman of VoteVets, which supports allowing gays to serve openly. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0281 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0279 "We were extremely heartened to hear the President say that he'll push Congress to permanently repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. ... http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0279 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0276 McGough, now the legislative director for VoteVets.org, said military efforts to reduce the stigma of seeking help have made only small steps in recent years. The sergeant getting counseling through Give an Hour said even if his commanders didn't pass judgment on his psychiatric visits, he thinks his peers would. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0276 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0275 These veterans will deliver a letter to a number of Congressmen and Senators, co-signed by about 2000 veterans, calling for Congress to follow President Obama's lead, and move to shut down the facility that has become a blight on America's reputation. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0275 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0278 The U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, today stands as a potent symbol of miscalculations by the Obama administration in its first heady days in office. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0278 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0277 "Every day that the facility at Guantanamo Bay remains open and detainees are held there without trial is another day that terror networks have an effective recruiting poster," Jon Soltz, the director of VoteVets.org, a group that works to elect progressive veterans to Congress, said in a letter to lawmakers signed by more than 2,000 veterans. It shows "that the United States applies the laws to some, but is hypocritical when it comes to others." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0277 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0284 TOMORROW will be one year since President Obama signed an executive order outlawing torture, yet our debate about interrogation methods continues. Though the president deserves praise for improving matters, the changes were not as drastic as most Americans think, and elements of our interrogation policy continue to be both inhumane and counterproductive. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0284 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0274 In what is quickly becoming a year-end tradition, the Army reported that suicides are yet again at an all time high. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0274 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0271 "Sowers is a rare breed" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0271 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0267 Cite study estimating thousands of veterans died from lack of insurance http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0267 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0268 Rachel Maddow takes a look at the promise of more dwell time for troops because of the strategy for Afghanistan, and quotes VoteVets.org's Jon Soltz. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0268 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0269 President Obama's strategy announcement for the war in Afghanistan raises more questions than it answers. But some answers are starting to come, and they're not good news. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0269 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0273 "U.S. Rep. John Boccieri, D-Alliance, said Wednesday he wants more answers before he decides whether to wholeheartedly back President Barack Obama's new war strategy in Afghanistan and plan to send an additional 30,000 troops to that country." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0273 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0272 "The progressive Iraq/Afghanistan veterans group VoteVets has been, to the best of my knowledge, supportive of a properly resourced and focused Afghanistan strategy for quite some time. But it surprised a lot of people when it announced that it couldn't support the Obama administration's "extended surge" on Tuesday." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0272 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0270 With the need for more troops, Soltz asks, what happens to the new administration's promises that included ending the Bush-era policy of involuntarily extending service members active-duty service? http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0270 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0266 However, based on details that are coming out, there are some really important questions that arise about his strategy, and must be answered tonight if the president is going to get our support. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0266 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0265 It would help recruiting and retention, the chaplains wrote. And, they said, there are already "tens of thousands of known gay service members currently working and fighting alongside their straight peers; and there is no demonstrable negative impact on unit morale, cohesion or combat readiness." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0265 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0264 Three former military chaplains have announced support for a repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gays in the military. The retired chaplains -- from Army, Navy and Air Force -- say they spoke with several fellow chaplains and veterans, including several returning from Iraq and Afghanistan before crafting their statement. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0264 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0263 Retired Military Chaplains Also Examine Questions About How To Implement A Repeal http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0263 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0262 Jon Soltz, co-founder and chairman of VoteVets.org, pointed to second-term Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) as the model veteran-candidate. Though Murphy, an Iraq veteran who serves on the Armed Services Committee, had no political experience, he was able to raise funds and network quickly in his 2006 race. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0262 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0261 Washington, DC - The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets.org PAC, cheered the win of fellow veteran Bill Owens in his race to succeed John McHugh as the Congressman from New York's 23rd District. VoteVets.org PAC had endorsed Owens' candidacy, and sent a fundraising appeal to its base, signed by Patrick Murphy, the first Iraq War Veteran elected to Congress. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0261 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0260 Here's an idea: Let's just keep our best troops, no matter what their background or orientation. Those with a criminal history who have proven to be good troops can stay. Those who are openly gay will abide by the same strict rules that govern heterosexual relationships in the military. If they break the rules, they're out. But if they also prove to be valuable soldiers, we keep them, too. When our top concern is a military made up of the very best society has to offer, America wins. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0260 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0256 It is an audacious thing for a man who served in the U.S. Army during the relative peacetime of 1980-84 to call other soldiers, at least one of whom fought in Fallujah, Iraq, a "traitor to his or her oath." Now some veterans, understandably, want an apology and VoteVets.org is running a radio ad calling for the legislator's resignation. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0256 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0255 Senior Interrogator, Counter-Intelligence Agent Stand Firm Against Liz Cheney's helping al Qaeda recruit by keeping Gitmo open http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0255 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0254 No, what's laughable is that Liz Cheney and her cronies think they can lecture a group that includes veterans on the harm that Gitmo has done to our troops and our own security. What's pathetic is that by lobbying to keep Gitmo open, Liz Cheney's group is helping keep alive one of the greatest recruiting posters that al Qaeda ever had, yet they dare call themselves "Keep America Safe." They might as well call it "Keep al Qaeda Recruiting." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0254 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0253 Operation Free and its members support a clean energy plan that cuts carbon pollution, develops clean energy incentives, and puts America in control of its energy future. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0253 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0257 The South Carolina Wildlife Federation, whose membership includes many sportsmen, is backing Mr. Graham, according to Reuters. And a veterans group called VoteVets has unveiled a 60-second radio ad - created after this week's town-hall meeting - calling for cuts in oil dependence and "carbon pollution." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0257 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0258 Six veterans -- including two Hoosiers -- are part of a 21-state "clean energy" bus tour that makes a stop in Indiana today and Saturday. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0258 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0259 Some veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are now fighting to get Americans to view climate change and oil consumption as serious national security threats. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0259 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0252 The ads, sponsored by VoteVets Action Fund, will run in 15 states, calling on those states' Senators to back Clean Energy legislation now up in Congress. Each ad will begin airing in conjunction with a bus tour underway of veterans making the case for a new Clean Energy policy as a National Security matter. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0252 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0251 After eight long years in Afghanistan, progress has been all too slow, and losses way too high. We honor and remember all those who lost their lives, all those who were wounded, and all those families who have had to bear the burden of their loved one being in harm's way in service to America. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0251 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0250 The administration continues to say, and I continue to believe, that Afghanistan/Pakistan is not a war of choice. But, how we continue to wage it is a series of choices. And, on these choices, the President must make some relatively quick decisions, and make his case to the American people. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0250 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0249 Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that veterans who have seen a delay in receiving their new GI Bill benefits will have the option of going online to get expedited checks, in addition to picking them up in person at VA offices, and outposts on college campuses http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0249 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0248 "VoteVets.org is more than satisfied that the Department is quickly moving in the right direction." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0248 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0247 The only thing more "out there" than Joe Wilson's disrespectful display during the President's speech to Congress on Health Care is Representative Wilson's all over the place take on two of the largest government-run health systems there are - the ones that benefit our troops and veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0247 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0246 Calling Representative Joe Wilson out for his hypocrisy on the notion of government-managed heath insurance, veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan called on him to pull all of our troops off the single-payer, government run military health system, TRICARE, fully defund the program, and abolish the Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0246 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0245 Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are launching a new television ad campaign, both nationally and in a number of states, aimed at getting the Senate to pass a clean energy and climate bill. The ad, from VoteVets.org, coincides with a growing movement by veterans and security groups making a push on Capitol Hill to get a bill passed and on to the President for his signature. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0245 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0244 Washington - American war veterans are not happy with recent attempts to smear the Department of Veterans Affairs work helping veterans with the very sensitive issue of their living wills, and are calling on the media to quickly debunk the growing rumors. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0244 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0242 Jon Soltz, VoteVets chairman, cautioned Sestak opponents to avoid "Swift Boat" tactics in what is expected to be a hotly contested race. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0242 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0241 "Joe Sestak will bring the same honesty, integrity, and hard work with which he's always served America to the U.S. Senate," said Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, Jon Soltz. "Joe Sestak understands the unique challenges facing America - especially those of us who served and are serving, and stands firm on his principles. You always know where Joe Sestak stands." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0241 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0240 On behalf of its 105,000 veterans and civilian supporters, VoteVets.org today wrote to the Chairs and Ranking Members of key committees in Congress, calling for a new legal structure to be set up that would govern contractors, and for immediate hearings into the charges. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0240 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0239 According to Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, "The funding for these F-22s is wasteful and takes money away from equipment we do need, plain and simple...The question for lawmakers is this -- do you value contractors more, or our troops more? Because that's what they're voting on." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0239 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0238 After years of rubberstamping even the most ridiculously expensive and unnecessary allocations to enrich defense contractors -- and in so doing extend the reach of the military-industrial complex about which former President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned -- the US Senate on Tuesday actually rejected a useless military spending scheme. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0238 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0243 Veterans today cheered the passage of the Levin-McCain amendment to the Defense Authorization bill in the Senate, stripping additional funds added in committee for F-22 Raptor jets that the Pentagon didn't want, and funding for which it opposed. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0243 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0236 Senator McCain is 100 percent right on this issue http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0236 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0237 "A historic candidate for a critical point in history" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0237 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0235 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0235 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0233 Tomorrow, under an agreement with the Iraqi government, American troops are slated to completely pull back from major cities. The Iraqi security forces don't seem ready for it. And, while it seems counter-intuitive, if they aren't getting their act together, we need to speed up our departure. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0233 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0232 "Finally, we're serious about getting off foreign oil and protecting America" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0232 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0234 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org gets into a heated debated with Congressman Phil Gingrey, over extra funds being added into a spending bill for F-22 fighters, which the Pentagon and Air Force say they don't need or want. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0234 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0231 Call to strip funding for jets developed to fight Soviet Union's next-generation fighters; Restore funding to clean up nuclear waste sites used to pay for planes http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0231 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0230 North Dakota Vet cites connection between Middle East Oil, Terrorists; Says Passing Bill Can Help Protect America http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0230 Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0229 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0229 Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0228 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, discusses the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy with Norah O'Donnell at MSNBC http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0228 Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0227 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org discusses Memorial Day, before the President's speech, with Norah O'Donnell and Colonel Jack Jacobs (Ret.) on MSNBC http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0227 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0226 Here's an idea: Let's just keep our best troops, no matter what their background or orientation. Those with a criminal history who have proven to be good troops can stay. Those who are openly gay will abide by the same strict rules that govern heterosexual relationships in the military. If they break the rules, they're out. But if they also prove to be valuable soldiers, we keep them, too. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0226 Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0225 Among them, MoveOn.Org held a rally in San Antonio this month and VoteVets.Org ran a series of TV ads last week urging Gonzalez to support the bill. Several local politicians, including Mayor Phil Hardberger, have penned letters asking the same thing. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0225 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0224 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, talks with MSNBC about the tragic shooting of five service members by an Army SGT in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0224 Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0223 "Every time an American is killed in Iraq, it is a tragedy, and today's loss is extremely saddening. However, on behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, I would urge the media to be prudent in its reporting, and not jump to conclusions or characterizations. Already one report that the suspect took his own life has proven to be false. For those who lost their lives, their families, and for all the troops, we all need to exercise caution, and not speculate about this tragic event or the events surrounding it." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0223 Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0222 Brandon Friedman, Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran and Vice Chair of VoteVets.org appears on Countdown to discuss the latest on calls to investigate those who authorized the use of torture in the Bush administration. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0222 Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0219 Saying the freedom to organize and form unions is one of many American values for which veterans have fought and died, the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council and VoteVets.org are teaming up to fight for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0219 Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0220 This new VoteVets ad explains how tackling climate change and moving toward clean energy is also a national security matter. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0220 Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0221 VoteVets.org have produced a television ad urging Congressman Charlie Gonzalez to support clean energy initiatives. According to their release, the ad will run in the San Antonio cable market over 600 times. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0221 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0217 There's only so much a President can do in 100 days, and we don't know what a President will do in the remaining 4-years-minus-100 days, so it is hard to say a whether a President has been a success or failure. However, when looking at the needs of veterans at the end of the Bush administration, and whether those needs have been fulfilled, it's tough to say that President Obama's first 100 days haven't been incredibly encouraging. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0217 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0218 President Obama, however, has not been nearly so blind to the deteriorating situation there. For this reason alone, President Barack Obama deserves credit. Within 60 days of his inauguration, the White House had announced a comprehensive plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan, appointed Ambassador Richard Holbrooke to be the region's Special Representative, and hosted the leaders of both Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington, D.C. for trilateral talks. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0218 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0216 Veterans groups are joining the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council in calling for the passage of labor law reform that gives workers back the freedom to form unions and bargain collectively for a better life. In a dozen states, VoteVets and the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council are teaming up to host military veterans, family members, and union members for rallies, roundtable discussions, and mobilization events. At the events, they will discuss issues important to them during the economic crisis, including the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation that would fix broken labor laws and help create an economy that works for everyone. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0216 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0215 "Tammy is going to be an exceptional addition to the Department of Veterans Affairs. We now have one of our own - a veteran of the wars we're now in - in a top administration position. Tammy also has personal experience with the Department - both as a patient, and as the veterans affairs chief in Illinois. Her experiences from the battlefield to the homefront are going to add a much-needed perspective at the Department. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0215 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0214 Said Soltz, "Frankly, most service members don't care what someone's preference is. All we care about is that the military has enough qualified and able troops as possible, so we can alleviate some of the strain on the military as we continue to fight two wars. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0214 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0212 The gaps in transitioning from DOD to VA care were so bad, the byzantine process so confusing, and the paperwork so heavy, that Brian had to spend three months on unemployment, while he waited to be fully transitioned, so he could receive benefits from the VA for his injuries, which made it impossible to work at the time. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0212 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0213 Washington, DC - Brian McGough knows the pain of navigating from Department of Defense (DOD) medical care to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care all too well. After sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury and suffering PTSD due to a roadside bomb in Iraq, Brian had to go on unemployment when mounds of paperwork and bureaucracy kept him from a seamless transition from DOD to VA care. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0213 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0211 "The general goals laid out by Secretary Gates with his proposed budget are square on, when it comes to the needs of today's Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, and Guardsman. We must have a much greater focus on the troops in the field, and their needs now and in the future. This kind of shift is long overdue, and we call on Congress to keep these goals in mind as they work with the administration on the budget. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0211 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0210 "Americans have more business in Afghanistan than they ever did in Iraq, Bosnia, Lebanon, Somalia, Panama, or Grenada," says Jon Soltz, chairman and cofounder of VoteVets.org, which rallied veterans against the war in Iraq in the Bush years. The reason the US is in Afghanistan is that we were attacked, he adds. "As someone who fought in Iraq, I don't think people are as ready to give up on President Obama as they were on George Bush. I'm biased to think that we give this president a chance." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0210 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0209 North Carolina Senator Objects To A Vote On War Hero, Before Recess http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0209 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0208 Washington - VoteVets.org Action Fund was honored with a Gold Pollie Award from the Association of Political and Public Affairs Professionals, for its ad last year on former-Representative Marilyn Musgrave's record on veterans issues. The Pollies are considered the top award in the political and public affairs arena. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0208 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0207 Succeeding in Afghanistan will be hard, but that does not mean success cannot be achieved. With Obama's new strategy, we can secure America's interests in Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0207 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0206 Veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq today backed President Obama's newly announced plan for Afghanistan/Pakistan, and enlisted its online supporters to mobilize to back the plan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0206 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0205 "The stop-loss policy is one that has been expanded and abused for too long," said Jon Soltz, an Iraq war veteran and chairman of VoteVets.org, "and it is a significant and positive sign that the president plans to largely end it." "If we had to point to one policy that has placed the most strain on our troops and their families, and adversely affected the morale and readiness of our forces, it would be stop-loss," Mr. Soltz added. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0205 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0204 Denver, Colo. - Colorado veterans praised the announcement from the Obama Administration that a new 200-bed stand-alone veterans hospital will be built to replace the current facility serving Denver and the surrounding areas. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0204 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0202 Leading progressive veterans group continues campaign to allow servicemembers to serve openly http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0202 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0203 "This is about strength, about the fighting power of the military. It's about numbers and about kicking qualified people out of the military," said Brian McGough, senior legislative adviser to VoteVets.org, a veteran-run political action committee and action fund that has helped to elect Democrats over the last two election cycles. SLDN organizers consider VoteVets.org one of its key "straight" allies in its Capitol Hill campaign. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0203 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0200 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0200 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0199 In an email to its 105,000+ member base, Iraq War Veteran and former Marine Ashwin Madia urged people to begin writing Letters to the Editor of their papers, and provided a link for them to do so. Madia dealt with discrimination in the military firsthand: as a judge advocate in the Marine Corps, he successfully defended a gay Marine from discharge based on discriminatory treatment. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0199 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0197 The nation's largest progressive group of veterans, VoteVets.org, today reacted positively towards President Obama's announcement on the future of the war in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0197 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0194 "Removing roughly 100,000 troops from Iraq while leaving residual training and specialized forces is a huge step toward winding down the war," he said. "Those of us who served in Iraq have fought for this for years, and we're relieved that President Obama is now moving in this direction." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0194 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0195 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org goes on Hardball to discuss President Obama's plan to redeploy from Iraq http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0195 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0196 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, goes on MSNBC to discuss the Pentagon change in the policy that had banned photos at Dover AFB and other installations, of the ceremoney for returning fallen troops. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0196 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0193 The largest progressive group of veterans in the nation today launched a campaign to get the Pentagon to recommend that the ban on photos of returning flag-draped caskets of those killed in action be overturned. VoteVets.org called on it's 105,000+ membership to email the Pentagon, which is about to make a recommendation to President Obama. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0193 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0201 Jon Soltz, the chairman of VoteVets.org, an anti-Iraq war group that says it has 15,000 military families as members, said he was pleased with the decision. "So many Americans want to have Memorial Day once a year when they go to the beach and cook hot dogs in the backyard," Mr. Soltz said. "This is a way for Americans to see and honor the sacrifice of our fallen when it occurs. It's something our public should be aware of." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0201 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0198 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org discusses a USA Today story on a delay in bonuses for those troops who have been stop lossed. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0198 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0192 Jon Soltz writes a guest post about Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0192 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0191 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, appears on MSNBC to discuss the announcement that 17,000 more troops will be remissioned to Afghanistan, instead of going to Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0191 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0190 The nation's largest progressive group of veterans today reacted to news from the Pentagon that an additional 12,000 U.S. troops or more will be heading to Afghanistan instead of Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0190 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0189 Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) introduced legislation on Thursday to provide guaranteed rest and training periods for the men and women in uniform who have had less and less time between deployments. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0189 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0188 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org appears twice on MSNBC to discuss a new report on the alarming rate of suicides in the U.S. Army http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0188 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0187 VoteVets.org, today applauded the nomination of Tammy L. Duckworth to be the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0187 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0186 Already, the President halted prosecutions at Guantanamo, allowing for a review of the military commissions, which is seen as a first step towards closing the prison. The day also includes a meeting with Secretary of Defense Gates, General David Petraeus, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to begin work on a responsible exit from Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0186 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0185 The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets.org, today released a memo to the Obama Transition Team, which is posted at www.change.gov. The memo focuses on suggestions for the Department of Veterans affairs (VA), based on feedback from VoteVets.org members. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0185 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0184 When former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta was announced as President-elect Obama's choice to head the CIA, it's safe to say that all but a few insiders were surprised by the pick. For a guy with little actual intelligence experience, the selection struck some as inappropriate --especially given the expected operational overhaul that's going to occur at Langley. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0184 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0181 In applauding the selection, Brandon Friedman, vice chairman of VoteVets.org, said, "If there are two things everyone knows about Gen. Shinseki, they are that he always thinks ahead to what needs may be down the road, and is not afraid to strongly speak his mind to the president of the United States." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0181 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0182 Brandon Friedman, vice chairman of VoteVets.org, commends Shinseki for "always think[ing] ahead to what needs may be down the road," and not being "afraid to strongly speak his mind to the president of the United States." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0182 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0179 With the announcement by President-Elect Obama that retired General Eric Shinseki is his pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans released the following statement. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0179 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0183 Shortly after the announcement was made, Vice Chairman of VoteVets.org Brandon Friedman praised the pick http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0183 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0180 Jon Soltz, an Iraq war veteran and chairman of VoteVets.org, a veterans advocacy group, said his group has been hard on the Bush administration but holds respect for Gates. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0180 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0178 VoteVets has collected more than 5,700 signatures on an online petition detailing Mr. Cleland's and Ms. Duckworth's service and asking Mr. Obama to consider both for administration positions. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0178 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0177 Jon Soltz, Iraq war veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, sits down with Keith Olbermann on Veterans Day to talk about the future of US Military policy. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0177 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0176 A look at how veterans issues are impacting the congressional race in Minnesota. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0176 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0175 The largest group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, VoteVets.org, today announced their endorsement of John Murtha for re-election. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0175 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0174 The largest group of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, VoteVets.org, announced it is running an ad in Georgia that highlights votes made by Senator Saxby Chambliss against greater funding for body armor for the troops. The ad will run over the next week in the Columbus and Savannah markets. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0174 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0173 The largest group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, VoteVets.org with 100,000 members, has endorsed Walk Minnick in his race for Congress, citing his commitment to veterans and his service in uniform. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0173 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0172 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org appears on FOX News to talk about the group's new ad, and John McCain's record on veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0172 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0171 A new campaign ad targeting U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave represents a new tack for independent political action committees seeking to dethrone the three-term congresswoman. It features Colorado Iraq war veterans, cutting to the heart of an issue dear to Musgrave, R-Fort Morgan, and other Republicans: support for the troops and their efforts overseas. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0171 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0170 "Marilyn Musgrave voted against a $1,500 bonus for service members like me," veteran Stephanie Dreisel of Milliken says in the ad, which is costing the group $370,000 to air in heavy rotation on Denver-area TV stations. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0170 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0169 The largest group of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, with 102,000 members, VoteVets.org is today launching a massive one-week ad blitz, calling on Senator Susan Collins to stop rubber stamping the Bush administration on Iraq, and stand up for Maine and America. The ad will begin running today through Thursday on broadcast and cable. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0169 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0168 Would there be a draft if John McCain's plans are put into action? Short answer, yes, says Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, Jon Soltz, on Keith Olbermann http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0168 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0167 Brandon Woods, an Iraq War Veteran and VoteVets.org member appears on CNN to talk about Barack Obama's 6-1 fundraising advantage from troops in the field http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0167 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0166 VoteVets.org's Brandon Friedman makes it onto today Blogometer with his comments about McCain and the Draft. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0166 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0165 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans today reacted to John McCain's statement that he doesn't disagree that we would need a military draft to do everything he wants. At a town hall in Las Cruces, NM, a woman said she could not see doing everything McCain wanted, and would not have the troops under his plan to follow Osama bin Laden to the "gates of hell" without a draft. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0165 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0164 Today, a study by the Center for Responsive Politics reported that members of the military are giving more donations to Senator Obama than Senator McCain, and when you just examine those troops who are deployed, Obama attracts more donations by a 6 to 1 factor. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0164 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0163 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans expressed outrage that Marty Ozinga, a candidate for IllinoisaEUR(TM) 11th Congressional Seat, would begin running attack robocalls against his opponent, Debbie Halvorson, just as she was visiting her stepson who was evacuated from Afghanistan after a serious injury. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0163 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0162 A two-tour veteran of the Iraq war who was injured in combat said today that Senator McCain must own up to his poor record on veterans issues, when he appears at the Disabled American Veterans conference this weekend, in Las Vegas. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0162 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0161 Why is John McCain treating our national security, literally, as a joke? http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0161 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0160 VoteVets.org founder and chairman, Jon Soltz, appears on Hardball to talk about the end of the surge in Iraq, and failings in global strategic planning by the Bush administration and McCain campaign. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0160 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0159 The former Chief of Medical Operations for United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Headquarters at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany today ripped into Senator John McCain's latest ad, which attacks Senator Barack Obama for not making a campaign event of a visit to wounded troops. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0159 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0158 Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, representing 18 states, wrote a letter to Senator John McCain today, regarding his recent comments that it may be time to ration Department of Veterans Affairs medical and mental care for veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0158 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0157 A shocking new video shows that in 2003, in front of the Council on Foreign Relations, Senator John McCain said he was more concerned with the war in Iraq, and that we could aEURoemuddle through in AfghanistanaEUR? without a large number of forces. Senator McCain showed poor judgment and forethought, which is disturbing given that he says this area is his strong suit. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0157 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0155 This Bush-like thinking also has instead gotten us a renewed al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden on the loose and a renewed Taliban in Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0155 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0156 Sen. McCain's strategy for launching an indefinite war in Iraq, unlike Sen. Barack Obama's, is a policy of retreat in the war on terror. Extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan have regained their strength, thus making us less secure. John McCain in 2003 was horribly wrong -- there was no "muddling through" in Afghanistan. The choice in 2003 was taking the fight to the enemy -- or not. McCain chose not! That was a grave error in his judgment. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0156 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0153 VoteVets.org's Iowa State Captain Jim Mowrer writes about the GI Bill in the Sioux City Journal http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0153 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0154 Ottumwa Courrier publishes letter from VoteVets.org's Iowa State Captain. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0154 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0152 WASHINGTON - Today, the largest group of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, VoteVets.org, called on the pro-Bush/McCain group Vets for Freedom to stand in support of the Iraqi government, and not air advertisements planned for the coming months that call for an indefinite military presence in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0152 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0151 NPR looks at VoteVet.org and other groups. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0151 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0150 The American Prospect Interview with Jon Soltz http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0150 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0149 Jon Soltz looks at the question "What is it about their honorable service in Iraq and/or Afghanistan that qualifies them to go to Congress?" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0149 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0148 Jon Soltz, the head of the anti-Iraq-war VoteVets.org, joined in, writing on the Huffington Post Web site, "While we should all honor Senator McCain's service, that doesn't mean we should necessarily honor it by putting him in the White House to take up George W. Bush's third term." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0148 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0147 Article about VoteVets.org State Captain, Miranda Norman, who is running for Oklahoma House of Representatives. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0147 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0146 John McCain showed once again this morning that he doesn't get the big picture when it comes to the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or the morale of the troops. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0146 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0145 Vijay Mehta, a former surgeon at the Olin E. Teague Veterans Center in Temple, writes a guest column for the Waco Trib on care for Veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0145 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0144 VoteVets.org Utah State Captain, Chris LeJeune, featured in TIME Magazine cover story on anti-depressants in the field http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0144 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0143 At a news conference, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and VoteVets.org were joined by Senators Daniel Akaka (D-HI), the chairman of the committee, Patty Murray (D-WA), and Bernard Sanders (I-VT), as well as two veterans who had their PTSD claims denied by the VA, even though they had been determined to have the mental injury. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0143 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0142 WASHINGTON - Senator John McCain failed to show up for a vote on an amendment that included the 21st Century GI Bill, offered by Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel, instead choosing to raise money in California, including events sponsored by San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0142 Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0141 WASHINGTON - Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan today expressed disappointment that Senator John Cornyn would belittle them and their service, because they asked him to vote in favor of a bi-partisan GI Bill for the 21st Century. That bill, offered by Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel, would update the Montgomery GI Bill to keep education benefits for troops current with the cost of education. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0141 Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0140 VoteVets.org, a group representing veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars that supports Democratic candidates, is up with a new television ad that raps Sen. John Cornyn (R) for failing to support the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act (S. 22/ H.R. 5740). http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0140 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0139 Democrats and their allies are ready to convert Sen. John McCain's stance on college aid for military veterans into a presidential campaign cause. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0139 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0138 WASHINGTON, DC - The largest group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, with 95,000 members, VoteVets.org today launched a 36-hour television advertising blitz urging Senators John McCain and John Cornyn to support the bipartisan 21st Century GI Bill, offered by Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0138 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0137 VoteVets.org Michigan State Captain's letter to the editor about the University of Michigan's chapter of Young American's for Freedom http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0137 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0134 An internal e-mail written by a Veterans Affairs Department employee suggested avoiding a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans and instead considering a diagnosis that might result in a lower disability payment. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0134 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0133 A psychologist who helps lead the post-traumatic stress disorder program at a medical facility for veterans in Texas told staff members to refrain from diagnosing PTSD because so many veterans were seeking government disability payments for the condition. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0133 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0135 Two veterans advocacy groups have asked for copies of all documents relating to the Veterans Affairs Department's post-traumatic stress disorder policies after an e-mail surfaced asking VA doctors to keep costs down by giving diagnoses of adjustment disorder instead. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0132 Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and VoteVets.org released an e-mail obtained from a Veterans Affairs (VA) employee directing VA staff to refrain from diagnosing soldiers and veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0132 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0136 A Department of Veterans Affairs team leader in Texas suggested mental health professionals should diagnose patients with "adjustment disorder" rather than post traumatic stress disorder in order to save time and money treating veterans, according to an internal VA e-mail. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0136 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0131 Jon Soltz guest blogs about the GI Bill at ThinkProgress.org http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0131 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0130 "We are here today to urge Senator John Sununu and Judd Gregg to support the 21st Century G.I. Bill sponsored by Senator Jim Webb. The bill would expand educational benefits for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan," said Josh Denton, an Iraq War veteran and the New Hampshire State Team Captain of VoteVets.org. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0130 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0129 Norman, Okla. - An Oklahoma veteran of the war in Iraq has slammed Senator James Inhofe for abandoning the bi-partisan Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act (S.22), cosponsored by Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel, and instead backing a watered-down measure sponsored by Republicans, led by Senator John McCain. Senator Inhofe quietly removed his name from the Webb-Hagel bill this week. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0129 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0128 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0128 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0126 WASHINGTON, DC - Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan flat-out rejected a watered down substitute of the Webb-Hagel GI Bill, offered by Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Richard Burr yesterday. The veterans made clear that the only piece of legislation acceptable to the veterans community is The Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act (S.22), cosponsored by Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0126 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0127 VoteVets.org Kentucky state captain's letter to the editor about veterans issues. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0127 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0125 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who is basing his bid for the White House on his credentials as a decorated veteran and leader on defense policy, has become the target of veterans groups pushing hard for more aid and relief for troops returning from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0125 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0123 VoteVets.org Kentucky State Captain writes and editorial for the Lexington Herald-Leader about McConnell. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0123 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0124 Sen. John McCain served his nation with honor in Vietnam, and he is right to be proud of his service. But by hedging on whether he will support a "GI Bill for the 21st Century," he is casting doubt on his own commitment to the newest generation of American heroes. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0124 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0122 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, appears on Hardball to debate whether the "surge" in Iraq worked. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0122 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0121 Jon Soltz, Iraq War veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org appears with Rachel Maddow, to discuss the latest NIE and General Petraeus' testimony on the Hil http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0121 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0120 WASHINGTON - A new internet video featuring veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, coupled with an online petition, is urging Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to sign onto a new G.I. Bill as a cosponsor. The video, which is a joint project of Brave New Films, VoteVets.org, and General Wesley Clark's WesPAC, features four veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, testifying on the problems they have with the current, outdated G.I. Bill. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0120 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0119 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0119 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0118 WASHINGTON - Charlie Brown, who is running to fill the open seat in Congress now held by Rep. John Doolittle (CA-4), will be receiving a $5000 check from VoteVets.org, for winning an internet run-off this past week. Brown, along with six other veterans, were endorsed by VoteVets.org last week. While each of the candidates was promised $1000 from the group, VoteVets.org allowed members to select, online, which candidate would get a maximum allowable $5000 contribution. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0118 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0113 Soltz, co-founder and chairman of VoteVets.org, had to get creative this year to handle the barrage. His group, unveiled during the 2006 elections, is quickly becoming the fundraising hot spot for veterans running for Congress who believe America's military should be out of Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0113 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0112 "We're all, frankly, failing in properly educating society about what PTSD is and what its effects are," said Jon Soltz, an Iraq war veteran and chairman of VoteVets.org, a veterans advocacy group. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0112 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0114 Christopher LeJeune spent a year in Iraq with the Utah Army National Guard in 2003-04 and came home, with a 60 percent disability because of post-traumatic stress disorder and hearing loss. He wanted to leave the military alone for a while. "I was in a bad place," the Taylorsville resident and father of four said. He came away from Iraq feeling like the military effort there had been accomplished and that the rebuilding work, although essential, was not the military's job. "They need good, clean water, good electricity. But these are not the jobs of tank gunners and Bradley drivers and artillerymen," he said. U.S. forces, he believes, need to be in Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0114 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0115 Nearly all of the representatives that accompanied me to Washington are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans like myself. It was the perfect time for us to go to the nation's capital and promote helpful legislation on behalf of the increasing numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0115 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0110 WASHINGTON - Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) expressed shock that the President believes the war is "romantic" and "exciting." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0110 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0111 WACO, Texas -- Sen. John Cornyn, meet Patrick Almand. You supported sending him to Iraq on false pretenses. Now you want his comrades to stay on similar grounds. He's seen war. He's seen the ruts it is leaving in the streets of Iraq despite valiant efforts to mitigate the damage war has wrought. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0111 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0116 Almand is one of several Texas Iraq veterans, members of VoteVets.org, who last week rose to denounce comments by Roger Williams, who leads the GOP's coordinated campaign in Texas, on why the state will support Cornyn for re-election. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0116 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0117 The political action committee for VoteVets.org, a group representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, announced today its endorsement of State College native Bill Cahir, a Marine Corps veteran of two tours in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0117 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0109 WASHINGTON, DC - Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran, and Chairman of VoteVets.org, released the following statement on news that an 'exhaustive' Pentagon study of Iraqi documents found no link between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5608384.html http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0109 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0108 Today, Veterans of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reacted with swift anger at the Republican Party for maintaining that those who oppose the Bush/Cornyn failed policies in Iraq "want to retreat from the terrorists." (Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/514248.html ). Below are a collection of quotes from Iraq and Afghanistan veterans across Texas. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0108 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0107 Noriega touts own service; senator's camp lists pro-military votes http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0107 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0104 Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org, will focus heavily on McCain for his continued support of the war. "We are crucial to take on Sen. McCain on Iraq," he said, cautioning, "This by no means means we will besmirch his service." The group will air a two-day ad in the Washington, D.C. cable market later this week featuring an Iraq veteran questioning McCain on the war. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0104 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0100 Democratic grass roots organizations on Monday launched a $20 million campaign to defeat Republican John McCain in the 2008 U.S. presidential election by focusing their attention on rising costs of the Iraq war. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0100 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0106 Vote Vets, an organization founded by military veterans, released a new ad which, according to the release, will have a limited run on cable in the Washington, DC area this week. The ad features an Iraq veteran with her infant son and alludes to McCain's comments that he's committed to staying in Iraq for a lengthy period of time. The veteran says, "this is my little boy. He was born a year after I came back from Iraq. What kind of commitment are you making to him? How about a thousand years of affordable health care, or a thousand years of keeping America safe? Can we afford that for my child, Senator McCain? Or have you already promised to spend trillions -- in Baghdad?" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0106 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0101 VoteVets.org has a Web video hitting McCain on Iraq and tries to tie it to the economy. It features an Iraq veteran, who had a child after she came back and says, "John McCain said that it would be okay with him if the US spent the next 1,000 years in Iraq. A thousand years? That's some commitment to the Iraqi people, Senator McCain." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0101 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0103 "From now through the election, every second we get we will continue to hold him accountable for his failed policies," said VoteVets.org Chairman Jon Soltz. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0103 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0105 VoteVets, a group of veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, plans to broadcast a cable television advertisement attacking Senator John McCain, the only veteran in the presidential race. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0105 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0102 The ad, to begin running in the Washington, DC area on Thursday, features veteran Rose Forrest, who served in Iraq for 12 months. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0102 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0099 As the only combat veteran among the remaining presidential candidates, John McCain has a unique relationship to the current generation of vets cycling home from the fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan. What do veterans think of McCain? Are they inclined to hold him in higher respect, or follow his candidacy with a more critical eye? Can he count on their vote, or does he need to work twice as hard to assure them his plan for Iraq is the right one? http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0099 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0098 VoteVet's Massachusetts Team Members Peter O'Brien and Terence O'Rourke on the radio on Super Tuesday http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0098 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0097 At least 15 veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan already have enlisted to run for Congress next year despite less-than-stellar results for their brethren in 2006. The latest entrant is retired Marine Lt. Col. Andrew Horne, who announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nod to challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0097 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0096 McConnell on war dead: "Remember these are not draftees, these are full-time professional soldiers" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0096 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0095 Immediate hearings must be held on when President knew about the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0095 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0094 Jon Soltz's discusses Congressman Murtha's recent comments on Countdown with Keith Olbermann http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0094 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0093 WASHINGTON - The largest political group of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans today reacted angrily to news that the House of Representatives failed to get the 2/3 vote needed to override President Bush's veto of spending for military veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0093 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0092 MEMBERS of Congress and other political leaders often say that the men and women who have served in our military since 9/11 are the "new greatest generation." Well, here's a thought from two infantry combat veterans of the Vietnam era's "wounded generation": if you truly believe that our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are like those who fought in World War II, let us provide them with the same G.I. Bill that was given to the veterans of that war. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0092 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0091 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0091 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0090 Adam Cote -- a lawyer who came under fire as an Army Reserve platoon leader in Iraq and also served in the Bosnia peacekeeping mission in the late 1990s -- is running in the crowded field of Democratic candidates seeking to succeed six-term Democratic Rep. Tom Allen , who left the seat open to challenge Republican incumbent Susan Collins in next year's Senate race. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0090 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0089 "The most pressing question here is, will Dr. Peake be a leader, or will be he be a follower? This administration has been nothing but hostile to veterans care and funding for key veterans programs. Will Dr. Peake stand up for Veterans and challenge this President, or will he just go along to get along? http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0089 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0088 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org appears on Countdown to talk about some who want to declare "victory" in Iraq again, and why that may signal a march to war with Iran. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0088 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0087 John Batiste took a day off from running a Rochester steel company a week ago so he could speak to Army troops from Fort Hood, Texas, as they were about to leave for another deployment in Iraq. It wasn't an unusual assignment for Batiste, president of Klein Steel Services, which recently took over a former Gibraltar Steel plant in the Town of Tonawanda. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0087 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0071 Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, Vice Chair of VoteVets.org, and author of "The War I Always Wanted," Brandon Friedman, appears on Countdown to talk about the continuing controversy over Rush Limbaugh's comment that troops that disagree with the President on Iraq and talk to the media are 'phony soldiers' http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0071 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0069 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit back when Rush Limbaugh attacked them, calling them "phony soldiers" for opposing the President's failed policy on the war, and when he later compared VoteVets.org's Brian McGough to a suicide bomber. Above, Brian McGough, who was in the ad, appears on Countdown to do an interview, as Rush Limbaugh continues to refuse to have him on his show. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0069 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0016 An AM radio demagogue named Rush Limbaugh recently attacked John Soltz, the American soldier and Iraq combat veteran who's gained prominence for his reasoned and persuasive opposition to the Bush administration's unprovoked invasion and occupation of Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0016 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0070 Major General (Ret.) John Batiste, a 31-year Army veteran, former commander in Iraq, and critic of the President's failed policy in Iraq, responds to Rush Limbaugh's charge that those who oppose the President on Iraq are "phony soldiers" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0070 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0015 Many soldiers get boot for 'pre-existing' mental illness http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0015 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0014 Vets act for those who still serve http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0014 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0027 Jon Stolz, an Iraq war veteran and chairman of the national veteran's group, votevets.org, said that while he honors McCain's military service, "We believe he is wrong on the policy and wrong on the facts on the ground in Iraq." Furthermore, he said, the surge had more to do with domestic politics than serving the cause of victory in Iraq. "This is about President Bush punting the football to the next president so he won't lose the war," Stolz said. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0027 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0028 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org appears on Hardball to discuss VoteVets' new internet ad and the testimony of General David Petraeus http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0028 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0029 Jon Soltz, Chair of VoteVets.org and Iraq Veteran, appears on Hardball to discuss the testimony of General David Petraeus and the situation on the ground in Iraq http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0029 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0030 Brandon Friedman, Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran, and Vice Chair of VoteVets.org appears on CNN's The Week At War to discuss the situation on the ground in Iraq http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0030 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0072 VoteVets.org's Vice Chairman Brandon Friedman, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran and author of The War I Always Wanted, appears on MSNBC dayside to discuss the war in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0072 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0073 Jon Soltz, Iraq war veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org, appears on Hannity and Colmes to talk about the lack of progress in Iraq, and an ad that some networks are refusing to air. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0073 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0077 Soldier answers a new call to battle: Since starting VoteVets.org, Jon Soltz has shaken up the war debate, became a MSNBC regular and challenged the GOP on military issues. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0077 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0074 Jon Soltz, chairman of VoteVets.org and an Iraq war veteran, appears on Hardball to discuss Abu Ghraib and if an example was set from the top that allowed this to happen. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0074 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0075 Major General Paul Eaton (Ret.) appears on Countdown and Tavis Smiley to discuss the President's comparison of Iraq to Vietnam, and other issues on the war. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0075 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0076 Randi Rhodes interviews Jon Soltz about the course of the war in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0076 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0078 According to Jon Soltz, an Iraq war veteran who heads VoteVets.org, "Troops that enter the military go through an extensive physical and intense training prior to joining their assigned unit. The rigorous screening makes these new numbers even more shocking, because those who showed any tendency to commit suicide are people who would never have qualified for military service from the start. Clearly, these are tendencies that largely come about as a direct result of being deployed to war." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0078 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0079 VoteVets.org chair and Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz appears on Hardball to discuss an oped by seven members of the 82nd Airborne in Iraq, who say the surge is not working. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0079 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0031 "Veterans poll differently on major issues just like anyone else in this country," said Jon Soltz, a former Army captain who served in Iraq and Kosovo. He is a VFW member but founded and leads Vote Vets.org, which works to elect veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0031 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0081 Brandon Friedman, author of The War I Always Wanted, and VoteVets.org's Vice Chairman, appears on Countdown to discuss recent findings by the Army that showed extended deployments are affecting suicide rates. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0081 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0080 VoteVets.org Senior Advisor Andrew Horne appears on Dan Abrams to discuss the new Army findings that extended deployments directly link to a spike in Army suicide rates. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0080 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0082 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, appears on Hardball to talk about designating the Revolutionary Guard of Iran a terror organization and the internal battle in the White House over whether to launch military strikes against Iran. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0082 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0083 Could the draft return? VoteVets.org discusses that question with Keith Olbermann, and why the issue is even being discussed. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0083 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0084 In the Debate Over Iraq, It's Vets vs. Vet http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0084 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0032 Jon Soltz, who served on the ground in Iraq and is Chair of VoteVets.org goes on Hardball to discuss why Senator Hillary Clinton is ready to lead the military as commander in chief, and why America must take the fight to al Qaeda, which our intelligence says has regained strength in Afghanistan and Pakistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0032 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0033 TIME TO DO JUSTICE BY TILLMAN AT THIS POINT, ONLY THE FULL STORY WILL DO http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0033 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0034 Tillman case deserves honorable conclusion: Many questions still need to be answered http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0034 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0085 What Really Happened at the YearlyKos Military Panel http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0085 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0086 If you missed the Gen. Wesley Clark keynote this morning, or you just want to watch it again you can courtesy of Ustream.tv. Clark was introduced by Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0086 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0037 A group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, VoteVets.org, wrote to President Bush on Tuesday, urging him and his aides to cooperate fully with House investigators. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0037 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0036 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org appears on FOX and Friends to discuss whether the 'surge' in Iraq is working . http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0036 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0035 Jon Soltz, Iraq veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org appears on Hardball to discuss the investigation into the death of Pat Tillman, and the President's refusal to release documents related to it . http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0035 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0038 The War He Always Wanted - Brandon Friedman, who last year received his Master's in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas, served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan and Iraq. He now serves as a senior advisor to VoteVets.org. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0038 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0039 Jon Soltz, Iraq Veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org, appears on Countdown with Keith Olbermann to discuss the investigation into the death of former NFL Star and Army Ranger, Pat Tillman. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0039 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0040 Military veterans are pressuring the US government to quickly overhaul health care for its wounded soldiers, months after revelations of dismal conditions at the forces' top hospital. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0040 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0041 Keith Olbermann: You know a little bit about this delicate balance between military and civilian power. Undersecretary Edelman said Mrs. Clinton's questions reinforced enemy propaganda. Mr. Gates disassociated himself from that statement today. Why does Mr. Edelman still have a job working for Mr. Gates? http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0041 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0042 ``All of the recommendations make perfect sense and represent a very good step forward in getting our troops and veterans the care they deserve. ... With more and more troops coming back from Iraq with severe physical and mental injuries, the time to fix this problem is now, not months or years from now.'' - Jon Soltz, founder of VoteVets.org, an organization of veterans critical of administration's war policy. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0042 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0044 Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org appears on Hardball with Chris Matthews to talk about the war in Iraq, and whether it is time to begin a responsible redeployment, to refit and rearm our military to be able to focus on killing Osama bin Laden http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0044 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0045 Hagel says debate Iraq war sooner, not later http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0045 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0048 Nicholson resigns after 2 rocky years as VA chief http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0048 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0017 Fox News on Wednesday presented a debate between two Iraq War veterans with opposite positions. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0017 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0046 U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson Quits http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0046 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0047 Veterans groups compare exiting VA chief's tenure to Michael Brown at FEMA http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0047 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0049 On July 14, 2007, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Brandon Friedman, a Senior Advisor to VoteVets.org, delivered the radio response to the President. This marks the second time VoteVets.org has delivered the response. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0049 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0052 A former U.S. Army officer who served in Iraq charged U.S. President George Bush "continually mismanages and degrades the military." Democratic Party officials recruited Brandon Friedman to deliver the party's Saturday radio address. Friedman said he had been a member of the Army's 101st Airborne Division and led U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0052 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0051 Repeated deployments in Iraq have taken a ``staggering toll'' on U.S. military readiness, posing ``a dangerous threat to our national security,'' Brandon Friedman, a former infantry officer in the Army's 101st Airborne Division, said in the Democratic Party's weekly radio address. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0051 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0050 An Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran will give the Democratic response on July 14 to President Bush's weekly radio aggress, expressing disagreement with the administration's Iraq policies. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0050 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0053 Keith Olbermann: It's an honor to be joined once again by Retired 4-star Army General Wesley Clark, also of course former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and a former Democratic presidential candidate as well. General Clark, thanks again for being with us tonight. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0053 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0018 VoteVets.org joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Debbie Stabenow for a press conference about the impact of the war in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0018 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0056 Elliot Anderson speaks for VoteVets on the Republican propaganda channel. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0056 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0057 Our fifth story on the Countdown, conservative Republican Senator Pete Domenici yesterday, conservative Republican Congressman John Doolittle today. Hope you can swim boys. This while the top national security officer from the Reagan administration insisting that the only way to protect the troops in Iraq is to get the Bush administration to bring them home, and the only way to do that may be to threaten the President directly with impeachment. The Commander-in-Chief having now supported the troops to a death toll of 3,592 with no end in sight. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0057 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0054 You might be getting a call from a veteran criticizing U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's stance on Iraq, thanks to a national coalition that began a massive phone campaign Thursday. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0054 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0055 Frustrated with the federal government's response to the mental health needs of soldiers, Illinois officials announced on Tuesday that members of the state's National Guard would be routinely screened for traumatic brain injuries after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0055 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0058 As a retired four-star general and former presidential candidate, you're about to publish a memoir whose title, "A Time to Lead," might seem to suggest you're personally eager to lead this country. Is that an accurate reading? "A Time to Lead" is a time for America to lead. That is the intention of the title. Certainly we are having a leadership crisis. We have an administration that has lost all sense of strategic purpose in the Mideast. I am very concerned that we have lost the foundation of America's worldwide power and influence. It has been squandered. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0058 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0059 VoteVets.org advisory board member, Major General (ret.) John Batiste, appears on Morning Joe, with Joe Scarborough to talk about the war in Iraq, and why it is time to focus on diplomatic and political solutions. At the end, Scarborough, a former Republican Congressman who served on the Armed Services committee, says Batiste, "Nailed it." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0059 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0060 Defense News Reports on VoteVets.org's Major General (ret.) John Batiste's Testimony in Front of Congress http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0060 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0061 The Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing, "Iraq: Is the Escalation Working?" Major General John Batiste, USA, Retired, gives opening testimony. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0061 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0019 VoteVets.org's Chairman Jon Soltz at the Take Back America Conference http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0019 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0062 VoteVets.org Board Chair General Wesley Clark speaks with Keith Olbermann about the latest from Iraq, and how much the media should be able to report. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0062 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0063 On this week's episode of Who's Blue, we speak with Jon Soltz, a veteran of the Iraq War who is chairman and co-founder of VoteVets.org. We discuss what brought him to politics, his military service, the goals of VoteVets as an organization, and some of their recent media campaigns. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0063 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0064 "Those of us who fought to defend America won't even dignify Milligan's sick suggestion that Americans should die to justify the political argument for George W. Bush's failed policy in Iraq, other than to say he is a sick man and should step down," Iraq War veteran Jon Soltz, chairman and co-founder of VoteVets.org, said in a news release Wednesday. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0064 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0065 Jon Soltz talks with Allison Stewart about Joe Lieberman ignoring the troops and the contention of the White House that the US will be in Iraq indefinitely, similar to Korea. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0065 Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0066 MG Paul Eaton, a member of VoteVets.org's Board of Advisors, appears on Paula Zahn to speak about his ad and thoughts on the war in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0066 Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0068 MG Paul Eaton (ret.), an advisory board member to VoteVets.org, appears on Tavis Smiley, to discuss his role in our recent ads, the failure of the president's policy in Iraq, and the idea of a 'war czar.' http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0068 Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0067 A view from the war Hatch sees improvement in Iraq during visit Senator says there is still work to be done, but areas are getting safer http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0067 Sun, 13 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0020 "Army Career BeArmy Career Behind Him, General Speaks Out on Iraq" -- John Batiste has traveled a long way in the last four years, from commanding the First Infantry Division in Iraq to quitting the Army after three decades in uniform and, now, from his new life overseeing a steel factory here, to openly challenging President Bush on his management of the war. hind Him, General Speaks Out on Iraq" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0020 Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0022 WASHINGTON -- An advocacy group of Iraq veterans unveiled an advertising campaign today that criticizes President Bush for failing to listen to military commanders and targets Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0022 Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0021 WASHINGTON -- As the House prepares to introduce another Iraq war spending bill, one retired general is openly defying the commander in chief by helping launch an ad campaign saying President Bush ignored his generals in the battlefield. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0021 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0023 Iraq Veteran and Freshman House-Members Joe Sestak and Patrick Murphy support a resolution against the troop escalation that will be debated for the next two days in Congress. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0023 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0026 General Clark blogs about VoteVets.org ads. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0026 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0024 New York Times blogs about VoteVets.org http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0024 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0025 VoteVets.org ad targets Sen. Norm Coleman http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0025 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0012 "This is a guy who was hated. At a moral level, he was despised by the world and he should be," said Jon Soltz, 29, a Pittsburgh native and Iraq War veteran who co-founded VoteVets.Org. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0012 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0013 I was wondering when I was going to get to this point. You know the Jerry Maguire point, when you are up at, oh, 3am writing. It's here. I'm officially depressed because of Joe Lieberman. He just put me over the top. What a coward. There is no other word to describe him. Because he spent ten days in Iraq, he now is supporting this crazy notion that we need more troops in Iraq. I have never supported hard timelines in Iraq, I don't even think we should "leave tomorrow," but to increase forces just shows blatant disregard for the troops in harms way. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0013 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0009 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0009