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All posts during February, 2009

IAVA Endorses S 459; Support for Substance Abuse Disorders Act
Posted by Tom Tarantino on February 27

IAVA has endorsed S 459, the Support for Substance Abuse Disorders Act;  providing comprehensive review and reform action the Armed Services Substance Abuse Systems.

Should We Make Peace With Extremists?
Posted by Tom Tarantino on February 27

By Les Gelb   We don’t negotiate with evil. We defeat it,” then-Vice President Dick Cheney said at a 2003 White House meeting about dealing with North Korea’s aggressive dictator, Kim Jong Il. Cheney was only restating standard rhetoric about dealing with perceived devils whose values and interests clash with ours. But standard Presidential practice has been almost exactly the opposite.

NYT Book Review of "The Unforgiving Minute"
Posted by Tom Tarantino on February 27

The Battlefield Can Be an Unforgiving Teacher By JANET MASLIN   THE UNFORGIVING MINUTE   A Soldier’s Education  

Hearing Loss Association of America Supports Veterans with New Initiatives
Posted by Tom Tarantino on February 27

Hearing Loss Association of America Announces Partnership with the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) and Support of Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)  

IAVA Executive Director Discusses the Iraq Drawdown on MSNBC
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on February 27

Last night, IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff joined MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss President Obama's announcement of a troop drawdown in Iraq and the need to ensure servicemembers have the proper mental health screening, education benefits and job skills training for the transition home.  Watch here.

IAVA Statement On Announcement of Iraq Troop Drawdown
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on February 27

NEW YORK – Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation's first and largest nonprofit group for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement of a troop drawdown in Iraq.

Obama Bringing Troops Home: Are We Ready To Welcome Them?
Posted by Paul Rieckhoff on February 27

President Obama traveled to Camp Lejeune today to announce the eventual drawdown of combat troops in Iraq. There's sure to be a lot of discussion about the details of the timeline, and a lot of politics getting in the way of any coherent military analysis.

IAVA Daily Brief 02.27.09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on February 27

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  

IAVA Statement on White House 2010 Budget
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on February 26

IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff issued the following statement in response to the top line budget numbers released this morning by the White House:

IAVA Issues Statement on Pentagon Decision to Allow Photos of U.S. Flag-Draped Coffins
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on February 26

Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the country's first and largest nonpartisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Defense's decision to reverse policy and allow photos of U.S. flag-draped coffins returning from war:

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