Support Our Troops: Cut Their Pay

The White House is ducking questions about its plan to cut the pay of U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Last month, the Pentagon proposed cutting the $75 a month that soldiers receive in "imminent danger pay" along with the $150 a month that they receive in "family separation allowances." According to the Defense Department, their budget can't sustain the higher payments amid a host of other priorities. "It's all part of the lie of the Bush administration, that they say they support our troops," said Susan Schuman, whose son Justin is with a National Guard unit stationed in Iraq.