I am a US citizen and a honorably discharged veteran of the US Naval Air Reserve program. I receive no benefits after serving for 7 years during the 70's and Vietnam war and that is ok with me since I have my health. One might say that it never ceases to amaze me that our government and it's polititians soon disregard the full responsibility owed to the men and women who they sent into harms way in the name of justice and freedom. The very same officials, who we elect and trust to make good and honest decisions for all of us, very often deceive the public to achieve or enhance their own personal finances or that of lobbiests or special interest groups. I think at this time in our history, fiscal responsibily and accountibility is long over due for all the Federal, State and local branches of our government. The time has come to stop pointing all those those tainted party line fingers at each other, start working together for the common good that we elected them to and to make the hard changes that will ensure the future health of our nation and it's citizens. Let's make sure that our physically or mentally wounded soldiers get the very best medical care when they return. The same quality medical care that would be afforded to a senator's or a congressman's son or daughter with the same type of disability. If we were to stop sending our soldiers into harms way, in the name of democracy and use the saved revenue to take care of our wounded veterans, the VA medical deficit would soon disapear or at least become a manageable cost. Our veterans deserve much better than what our political system has afforded them over our great Nations past history. Let's address our wastes and excesses but not at the expense of our Nation's Hero's.