"We owe our World War II veterans – and all our veterans – a debt we can never fully repay." ― Doc Hastings Topic(s): War More From Doc Hastings "Since September 11th Congress has created the Department of Homeland Security, more than doubled the homeland security budget and implemented a bipartisan overhaul of our intelligence systems." "Unfortunately, actions taken by the Senate ensured that relief from the death tax would only be temporary and that it would come back to life at the full rate again in 2011." "In mid-May, the House of Representatives approved the full amount of money that the Veterans Administration said was needed for next year – plus an additional $1 billion increase for veterans’ health care." More In War "Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness."― Otto von Bismarck "It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash."― Fred Woodworth "I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law, a war that was wrong and immoral."― Bianca Jagger