Hamas Tried to Drive a Wedge between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Will It Backfire? - William Spaniel

[TexasTowelie]

4. The practice of pimping our military began under George H. W. Bush and the Persian Gulf War.

If my brother wasn't fighting in Iraq at the time, I probably would have joined more protests against the war. Even though I wasn't as liberal then as I am now, the thought of our armed forces being mercenaries was always in my thoughts.

The good news is that my brother went to see someone at the VA a few months ago because he falls under the provisions of the PACT Act. The counseling agent looked at his application from 2018 (the form that neither the VA service agent nor my brother noticed that the SSN was wrong, but I spotted in less than five seconds) when he was denied. They sent in an appeal to reevaluate his claim and he received a 50% disability rating for PTSD and other mental health issues plus they still need to conduct pulmonary tests to see if he receives anything from the PACT Act. Because of the work and effort of Democrats, he received back pay for five years and is receiving a monthly check. However, being ungrateful that he is to the people looking out for his interests, my brother will almost certainly vote for Trump.

As for myself, I am on a roller-coaster ride with the diabetes and anemia. I was always thin, but dropping about 40 pounds this year has left me with skin and bones. The good news was that I finally had a colonoscopy and had good results other than removing a couple polyps. I also had good news from the kidney doctor that everything is still working and I had a COVID booster yesterday.