Top Stories This Week on the Our Troops Newsladder, 3.23.08

by Jason Forrester, Veterans For America

Here are the top stories this week related to our soldiers here and abroad, taken from the Our Troops Newsladder.

Sen. John McCain, running on his foreign policy expertise, told reporters in Jordan repeatedly that Iran was supplying al Qaeda, a Sunni group, when in fact officials believe they are supplying Shiite extremists in Iraq. The fact that we even have to wonder whether he believes that or that his wires are getting crossed is enough to cause a shudder. (vetvoice.com)

The Iraq Winter Soldier hearings took place this week. Independent media were crucial to its occurrence and its viewership. (www.veteransforcommonsense.org)

The Billings Gazette discusses the very successful overhaul of the Montana National Guard’s PTSD program. (www.billingsgazette.com)

Sen. Barack Obama spoke in West Virginia on Thursday about the toll the war in Iraq has taken on the economy. With the economy having replaced the war as the voters’ chief concern, Obama made a case that a continuation of the war amounts to a continuation of our economic problems. (nytimes.com)

Last, a The New York Times explored the problems widows and parents of fallen servicemen face balancing grief and windfall when they receive $500,000 in survivor benefits.

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