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01 August 2024
Stars and Stripes | Disabled veterans living overseas say they pay thousands
of dollars for health care to cover delayed VA claim payments
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Vietnam veteran Jim Esposito, who retired to the Philippines from Oklahoma in
2010, receives spinal treatments and pain medication at the Department of
Veterans Affairs clinic in Manila for injuries suffered during military service
50 years ago. Terrence Michalski, a disabled Navy veteran also residing in the
Philippines, has had frequent hospitalizations for a heart condition and
degenerative disk disease related to combat duty. Both veterans said they must
pay thousands of dollars each year for their medical care because the VA’s
paper-based claims system leads to delays and uncertainties for health care
reimbursement.
AP News | How two strikes on militant leaders in the Middle East could
escalate into a regional war
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The targeting of two senior militant leaders in two Middle Eastern capitals
within hours of each other — with each strike blamed on Israel — risks rocking
the region at a critical moment.
Military.com | A Nearly $3 Billion Shortfall in VA Benefits Is Looming. The
Senate Has Proposed a Fix, But Time Is Running Out
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Seeking to avoid a disruption in veterans benefits payments later this year, a
bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to fix a nearly $3 billion
shortfall for disability and education benefits the Department of Veterans
Affairs expects to face by October.
Bloomberg | Veterans Affairs Secretary McDonough Plans to Step Down After US
Election
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough told staff he plans to step down
from the cabinet-level post after the current presidential term has finished,
according to people familiar with the matter.
New York Times | As War Gets Bleaker, More Ukrainians Appear Open to a Peace
Deal
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Increasingly frustrated, more Ukrainians appear to be opening up to the idea
of a negotiated peace, even as they remain vague about what that means. Most
Ukrainians still oppose ceding any territory to Russia, not even the Crimean
Peninsula that was seized by Russia 10 years ago, polls show. But those polls
and recent remarks by the country’s leaders also highlight a palpable shift in
the conversation around peace talks — from a no-deal-not-ever to a
maybe-compromise-at-some-point.
Pew Research | War in Ukraine: Wide Partisan Differences on U.S.
Responsibility and Support
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A 62% majority of Republicans say the United States does not have a
responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s invasion. Americans
remain divided on levels of U.S. aid to Ukraine. Today, 29% of Americans say
the U.S. is providing too much support to Ukraine, and a similar share say it’s
providing about the right amount (26%). About two-in-ten (19%) say the U.S. is
not providing enough support, while a quarter are not sure.
Stars and Stripes | VA worker errors when reviewing claims for full disability
cost $100M, auditors say
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Workers with the Department of Veterans Affairs made mistakes costing $100
million when reviewing veterans claims for full disability connected to
injuries and illnesses from military service, a new report from the agency’s
inspector general concluded.
Newsweek | How Far Will Israel-Hezbollah Escalation Go?
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Entering a war is one thing; managing escalation dynamics is something else
entirely. The risk over the last 10 months has been that a particularly deadly
strike inside Israel or Lebanon could alter the calculations of the combatants
to such an extent that a full-scale war became likely, if not inevitable.
The American Conservative | Realism, Restraint, and Freedom Conservatism
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Revisiting realism in 2018, I realized foreign interventions, meant to ensure
American security by “spreading democracy” or “securing stability,” were
flawed. The point hit home for me that year when my niece graduated high
school, suddenly eligible to fight in a war that started when she was an infant.
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