Prometheus 6

A Post-Iraq G.I. Bill
By JIM WEBB and CHUCK HAGEL

MEMBERS of Congress and other political leaders often say that the men and women who have served in our military since 9/11 are the “new greatest generation.” Well, here’s a thought from two infantry combat veterans of the Vietnam era’s “wounded generation”: if you truly believe that our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are like those who fought in World War II, let us provide them with the same G.I. Bill that was given to the veterans of that war.

I think you have a bunch of guys in Iraq who are trained to kill and not mind it at all. You've got a nation with essentially no gun control at all. So I think a G.I. Bill to keep those guys busy is a fine idea.