The New York Times leads with Dr. Richard Carmona, the surgeon general from 2002 until 2006, telling Congress that the Bush administration frequently tried to shape his public statements so that they would fit its political goals and prevented him from speaking out about several issues. Carmona has thus become the latest in a string (the WP has a good rundown) of officials who have said that political considerations take precedence over scientific facts at the Bush White House. USA Today leads with a look at how more states are providing discounts in college tuition for veterans, partly as a way to make up for severe deficiencies in the federal GI Bill. Some of it has to do with the increased number of National Guard troops that are being sent into battle, but it's also because often the money provided by the federal government is simply not enough. But as more state lawmakers are dealing with budgetary woes, some are considering cutting back.
http://www.slate.com/id/2170220/fr/nl/
I think to prevent low budget, the Iraq war should stop. The more soldiers go into the war, the more tuition and debts we have to cope; hence, the money is probably being taken out from our tax. If we stop the Iraq war, we would not have to cut back on the GI Bill budget.
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Although stopping the Iraq war may be a good idea, our nation will look bad. We will look weak and other nations may take advantage of this. We should continue to fight until the war is over. We fought so hard... why give up now?
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