Utah Veterans Democratic Caucus

President Obama just reminded us all something very important: he stopped Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, all without firing a single shot. Trump tore that deal up, and now we’re seven months into a forever war that nobody wanted. What's the result? American service members are coming home in caskets, gas prices are at record highs, and Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon than ever before. That's not the victory we were promised.

Trump’s 250-foot arch would cast a shadow on 50,000-75,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery, according to studies conducted by VoteVets and the Washington Post. Using a to-scale 3D model, the Post confirmed what VoteVets first uncovered: the arch's shadow would reach the cemetery on 284 days a year, passing over veterans of every war from the Civil War to Vietnam. For 18 days it would cover President Kennedy’s eternal flame, and for 109 days, it would shadow the Military Women’s Memorial. The administration says the arch would “enhance the visitor experience.” Retired Army Major General Paul Eaton, whose own parents are buried at Arlington, called it what it is: a sacrilege. A monument to one man’s ego, casting its shadow over the people who actually earned that ground. The federal panel reviewing it, stacked with Trump allies, could approve it as soon as November 5, with groundbreaking right after. Once it’s built, it cannot be unbuilt. washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Ukraine’s battlefield internet went dark without warning and the White House is to blame. Days ago, in a sorry attempt to bring down the fuel prices caused by his own war with Iran, Trump cut a deal with Putin for Russian diesel. Now, right on cue, America is quietly undercutting the one country holding the line against Russia. A Ukraine that can defend itself is what keeps Putin from a bigger war in Europe, the kind that ends with American troops on the front lines. reuters.com/world/europe/ord…