Morning Update: Veterans Policies Outlined
Democrat John Edwards unveiled a plan to improve treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Edwards says he would increase breaks for soldiers between tours of duty.
Republican Mitt Romney says his proposal to expand the military by at least 100,000 troops would “alleviate some of the stress faced by our current Armed Forces and National Guard.”
Charles Hill, the top foreign policy adviser to Republican Rudy Giuliani, criticized what he called Bush administration “incompetencies” on issues including Iraq, Afghanistan, and “alienation with allies” (FOX).
A new campaign ad by Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) shows a fictionalized terrorist attack on a shopping mall in what is meant to be a warning against open borders.
