Veterans For Common Sense Wins For Veterans In Court

I'm sure most of you remember Paul Rieckhoff of IAVA showing up on various cable stations talking about the troops and our veterans. Paul Sullivan of Veterans For Common Sense was on some of these shows but not nearly as often as he should have been. What most of you have not noticed is that neither of them have been appearing much at all in the last few months. Why is that? Why has the media suddenly found their appearances not worth the time? Does the media think there is no longer an issue with our veterans or the troops?

While Rieckhoff is primarily concerned Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans who need a strong advocate fighting for them and brining their issues front and center, Paul Sullivan is focused on all veterans. Neither one of them should be forgotten about.

If you need to understand why you need look no further than this court case the VCS organization won. You would think the work these two organizations do would be of interest to the American people, but the media apparently disagree. They've been too busy providing the public with who they think should replace Bush instead of what has been happening to our troops and our veterans.

Jan. 11: Victory for Veterans - Judge Rules in Favor of VCS in Case Against VA
Veterans for Common Sense
Jan 11, 2008
January 10, 2008, Washington, DC – The U.S. District Court in San Francisco today handed an enormous victory to veterans who sued the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) over lengthy delays for medical care and disability benefits. The Judge’s ruling means our class action lawsuit against VA will move forward, with the first court hearing scheduled for next month.

“We won this round against VA. Veterans will have our day in court. The VA must now release documents under discovery about their deliberate attempts to deny and delay medical care and disability benefits for all veterans, especially our Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans,” said Paul Sullivan, the executive director of Veterans for Common Sense (VCS), the lead plaintiff organization that filed suit against VA.

On July 23, 2007, VCS and Veterans United for Truth (VUFT) filed a class action lawsuit against VA in order to force VA to provide prompt and high-quality medical care and disability benefits to veterans, especially those with mental health conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). “Our Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are committing suicide while waiting for VA to answer their pleas for medical care. VA must make sure all our veterans receive prompt and high-quality medical care and disability benefits. The long waits at VA must end,” added Sullivan.
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http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/articleid/9109

Call the cable station you watch and ask them why they have been avoiding the troops and the veterans of this nation. I bet they don't have a good answer.

This is what Veterans For Truth is all about.

VUFT’s Five -Point Philosophy
War only if our nation or its true allies are in grave danger
Strict adherence to Article I, Section 8 - “The Congress shall have power … To declare war ...”
A decision for war is a decision for immediate and meaningful national sacrifice which must include relief, wherever possible, of the grave burden on the troops and their families
Affirm the Powell Doctrine - troops must be totally prepared, must be sent in overwhelming numbers, and must know the truth of what they are fighting for, what constitutes success, and how they will exit
Perpetual, timely, quality care for those who have borne the direct burden - the troops and their families - inclusion of these costs in the initial cost of war as part of the continuing national sacrifice

http://www.vuft.org/