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Paul Rieckhoff, IAVA

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While at the Take Back America conference last week, I had the pleasure filming a panel with Paul Rieckhoff of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America [IAVA]. Paul founded the IAVA, a group dedicated to providing American troops proper equipment while in the theater of war and assisting them once they return to civilian life back in the United States.IAVA worked with Senator Dodd to make sure that if a U.S. soilder had to buy body armour because the military did not provide it, the soilder could be reimbursed for the purchase. The IAVA is also working to ensure that the estimated 1 in 4 soilders who return from combat suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] receive the proper care they need to deal with the issues they face.I met up with Paul to discuss IAVA's mission, goals and politics. One of the interesting points that Paul made was that the veteran vote is up for grabs. They are looking to a candidate and a party with solutions, not rhetoric and political postering. That is one reason why there are at least six Iraq war vets around the country running for Congress this year. -- PoliticsTV, June 2006

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: Politicstv

Length: 04:01
Rating: 5.00
Views: 1646

Tags: afghanistan  IAVA  iraq  Paul  politicstv  Rieckhoff  veterans  war  

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settings99 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
1. Dick Cheney2. Karl Rove3. Rush Limbaugh4. Newt Gingrich5. Bill O'rielly6. Tom DeLay7. Pat Buchanan8. John Ashcroft9. Sean Hannity10. Michelle Malkin11. Ann Coulter12. Glenn Beck13. Paul WolfowitzNone of these people have ever volunteered or served in the Military in their lifetime. But they support the Iraq war though(^_^)
diggintheblues (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
read his book because this guy knows exactly what he is talking about and hes not some liberal or conservative talking about liberal or conservitive bullshit
eksdem (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Check out Joe Biden, telling Charlie Rose in January 2003, that "the whole world knows..that Saddam has weapons."It's at 14:17 in the YouTube video /watch?v=6sLLktGRaEo
eksdem (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
****30,000 Americans died********in 30 months**** in Korea under Truman.In 1950, Truman sent Americans to Korea to fight in a "police action" against bandits."There would NOT have been a Korean War (1950-53) if the Truman administration had kept our troops in S. Korea in 1949, instead of WITHDRAWING THEM TOO SOON after WWII.By the way, press censorship under Truman was horrendous.Look it up.
laladoza (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
EVERYONE, Democrats, Republicans, Independents....BUY HIS BOOK "Chasing Ghosts"He is such an important voice from such a honorable man. I agree, he should run for Pres at some point. He's smart, educated, non partisan, realistic and PRO-VETERAN.
showman28 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
he's smart
politicalfarce (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
This guy should run for President in 20 years.He is VERY on top of the issues.
ecracker44 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I wonder what the IAVA and Paul thought of Ron Paul?
ecracker44 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I agree with you and Mr. Rieckhoff, but I would submit that both Clinton AND Reagan were bad presidents. People on both sides don't care to look beyond their ideological boundaries any more, they are so firmly planted in what they believe to be right that they refuse to think critically about the issues at hand and come up with their own answer.
jgunn81 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Has anyone been following this guy on TV and the News? I remember him saying as a ground troup he thought that we were in Iraq as a launching point for invading Iran. I'm trying to find that interview so I can post it if anyone knows the show he was on.


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