Obama screwing the troops... again.

It's no secret that the president despises the Armed Forces.

On his first day in office, he blew off the Medal of Honor Ball, the first president to do so, ever.

That sent the sign that's been followed up with such brilliance as having wounded soldiers pay for their own health care insurance and the like... and now this:

Trashing Tricare

Obama to cut healthcare benefits for active duty and retired US military

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BY: Bill Gertz - February 27, 2012 3:36 pm

The Obama administration’s proposed defense budget calls for military families and retirees to pay sharply more for their healthcare, while leaving unionized civilian defense workers’ benefits untouched. The proposal is causing a major rift within the Pentagon, according to U.S. officials. Several congressional aides suggested the move is designed to increase the enrollment in Obamacare’s state-run insurance exchanges.

The disparity in treatment between civilian and uniformed personnel is causing a backlash within the military that could undermine recruitment and retention.

The proposed increases in health care payments by service members, which must be approved by Congress, are part of the Pentagon’s $487 billion cut in spending. It seeks to save $1.8 billion from the Tricare medical system in the fiscal 2013 budget, and $12.9 billion by 2017.

Many in Congress are opposing the proposed changes, which would require the passage of new legislation before being put in place.

“We shouldn’t ask our military to pay our bills when we aren’t willing to impose a similar hardship on the rest of the population,” Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and a Republican from California, said in a statement to the Washington Free Beacon. “We can’t keep asking those who have given so much to give that much more.”

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Words don't fail me in this case (they rarely do)  but the idea that he would cut medical care for our troops, our retirees and their families while not cutting the care of federal employees?

Why is he working so hard to punish the troops?

Why is he doing this to those who we owe the most gratitude to?

Why?

Obama's "shared sacrifice" seems to be shared among the select few.

We know HE ain't sharing it.