As we unravel the VA scandal and examine why the VA is underfunded, let's remember how important it was to "support the troops" by not questioning the war in Iraq or the timetable for getting out of Afghanistan.
However, for the GOP, "supporting the troops" ends when it doesn't gratify their war lust.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/conservatives-criticize-bowe-bergdahl-dad-bob
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sarah-palin-criticizes-bergdahl
Supporting the troops means supporting ALL of them.
Here is what I mean:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/02/we-lost-soldiers-in-the-hunt-for-bergdahl-a-guy-who-walked-off-in-the-dead-of-night.html
Bergdahl isn't a "hero" but he's a US soldier and we don't leave those guys behind.
UPDATE: Interesting kid:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/americas-last-prisoner-of-war-20120607?print=true
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