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Ret. General Shinseki to be Veterans Affair's Secretary - 12/7/2008 10:11:47 PM

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The next Secretary of Veterans Affairs will be Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki which I view as a very positive appointment. He has a solid reputation and is very dedicated to improving the care of our men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Obama's choice to lead Veteran's Affairs no Yes Man"

By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer Hope Yen, Associated Press Writer
– Sun Dec 7, 4:01 pm ET

"President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday he chose Shinseki for the VA post because the general predicted the U.S. would need more troops in Iraq.

"I think that General Shinseki is exactly the right person who is going to be able to make sure that we honor our troops when they come home," Obama told NBC's "Meet the Press."

At the VA, thousands of veterans currently endure six-month waits for disability benefits, despite promises by current VA Secretary James Peake and his predecessor, Jim Nicholson, to reduce delays.

The department continues to work with the Pentagon to fix gaps in coordinating medical care of troops and veterans that contributed to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center scandal. And it is scrambling to upgrade government technology systems before new legislation providing for millions of dollars in new GI education benefits takes effect next August."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081207/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/shinseki_profile;_ylt=AjiPc_H7Tn6DZkDLQsB6m1KWwvIE

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RE: Ret. General Shinseki to be Veterans Affair's Secre... - 12/7/2008 10:51:10 PM

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A well deserved slap in the face to Bush. Shinseki stated that the amount of money to win the war was way underestimated. Bush fired him and later ended up spending Shinseki's amount, and more.

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RE: Ret. General Shinseki to be Veterans Affair's Secre... - 12/7/2008 11:24:17 PM

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Good, and instead of "doubling foreign aid" which no-one but the lobbyists on "K" street wants, P.E. Obama should put that money into the V.A. where it's really needed.

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