US refuses payout for soldiers who died in Iran 'because it isn't a war'
The Pentagon has denied additional death benefits to families of US service members killed in the conflict with Iran, arguing that Congress never formally declared war. The widow of Major Alex Klinner, who died in a March aircraft crash, went viral after revealing the air force initially told her she was ineligible for combat-related pay. Officials later admitted errors, and Vice President JD Vance offered support while insisting US operations are not a war. With 18 US troops dead and 780 wounded, families are struggling to navigate a benefits system that hinges on legal definitions.
My husband lost his life because we’re in a war – and then I was told that because it’s not technically a war, we lose out on something.
- m12k
Who would have thought we’d see the U.S. start imitating Russia in more and more ways like this?
- ben_w
I was already thinking how the Iran situation is to the USA what Ukraine is to Russia.
Manly men (in their own heads at least) try to use testosterone to remove the thorn in their side, find things out the hard way. But although the finding out period is expensive, other people pay for it, so they are very slow learners.
- nraynaud
I'm confused, what kind of activities does the "US department of War" partake in?
- BLKNSLVR
China should use this as counter recruitment advertising for the US armed forces.
- glum64
Did anyone else recall Libbie's Song by Patty Smith? How sad.