Stripes interview: Sen. John Kerry discusses his vision for military

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Stripes: What about Serviceman’s Group Life Insurance?

Kerry: You ought to give it to them automatic and it ought to be raised.

Stripes: for all $250,000?

Kerry: You bet. Why not? I mean, if you’re in a limited war situation, it’s not asking too much for the United States of America to guarantee an appropriate level of life insurance, cost-free, to those who are willing to put themselves on the line. And I think that anything less is almost an insult.

Stripes: I’m a GI overseas. Why do I want to vote for John Kerry?

Kerry: Because I’m going to do a better job of making America safe. I think that the folks who are deployed would be better served by a commander in chief who knows what it means to be deployed.


http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=23690