May 26, 2008
Editorial
Mr. Bush and the G.I. Bill
President Bush opposes a new G.I. Bill of Rights. He worries that if the traditional path to college for service members since World War II is improved and expanded for the post-9/11 generation, too many people will take it.
He is wrong, but at least he is consistent. Having saddled the military with a botched, unwinnable war, having squandered soldiers’ lives and failed them in so many ways, the commander in chief now resists giving the troops a chance at better futures out of uniform. He does this on the ground that the bill is too generous and may discourage re-enlistment, further weakening the military he has done so much to break.
So lavish with other people’s sacrifices, so reckless in pouring the national treasure into the sandy pit of Iraq, Mr. Bush remains as cheap as ever when it comes to helping people at home.
Editorial
Mr. Bush and the G.I. Bill
President Bush opposes a new G.I. Bill of Rights. He worries that if the traditional path to college for service members since World War II is improved and expanded for the post-9/11 generation, too many people will take it.
He is wrong, but at least he is consistent. Having saddled the military with a botched, unwinnable war, having squandered soldiers’ lives and failed them in so many ways, the commander in chief now resists giving the troops a chance at better futures out of uniform. He does this on the ground that the bill is too generous and may discourage re-enlistment, further weakening the military he has done so much to break.
So lavish with other people’s sacrifices, so reckless in pouring the national treasure into the sandy pit of Iraq, Mr. Bush remains as cheap as ever when it comes to helping people at home.
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Questo e' l'inizio di un pesante editoriale del NYT contro il presidente Bush in coincidenza con il 'Memorial Day', il giorno dedicato al ricordo di coloro che sono caduti nelle guerre combattute dagli Stati Uniti.
Il GI Bill ha consentito a decine di migliaia di soldati, a cominciare dai reduci della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, di frequentare l'universita' al loro ritorno in patria senza dover sostenerne le spese per la tuition che sono, specialmente per gli atenei piu' qualificati, ormai fuori controllo. Si pensi che nella sola Georgetown University uno studente deve pagare 40mila dollari all'anno.
Adesso Geroge Bush vuole cancellare questo aiuto offerto ai veterani perche' troppo oneroso per le casse dello stato che vengono comunque dilapidate dalla conduzione dell'impossibile guerra in Iraq e da quella perduta da tempo in Afghanistan. Purtroppo anche il candidato repubblicano alle presidenziali, il senatore John McCain, si e' allineato sulla posizione di questo discreditato presidente il cui apprezzamento presso l'opinione pubblica americana e' sceso al minimo negli oltre 200 anni della storia della Federazione.
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