War the Republican way

Politically-connected war hogs scarf down billions for providing "security" or "reconstruction" services but the troops who pound the ground get squat.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (NBC) -- When they came home from Iraq, 2,600 members of the Minnesota National Guard had been deployed longer than any other ground combat unit. The tour lasted 22 months and had been extended as part of President Bush's surge....

[Orders to Iraq for] Minnesota guard members, were written for 729 days.

Had they been written for 730 days, just one day more, the soldiers would receive those benefits to pay for school.

(WCSH6)