Ted Rall for September 13, 2003
Transcript:
Dubya calls Jeb George Bush: We cut combat pay for our troops from $225 to $150 a month. The family separation allowance dropped from $250 to $100. We canceled our plan to pay families of war dead $12,000 instead of $6,000. Now we're keeping reserve and national guard soldiers, some of whom are losing jobs and spouses, extra 6 months in Iraq. Man: I see... ok, no problem. Next year, I won't count the military ballots.