I just know that as an MP, long before we got into Bosnia and so on, we were handling World War II and Korean veterans, and it was like knocking your head against the wall to try to get a fair deal for some of these veterans. The commissioners seemed to be under instructions--make it as hard as possible and maybe they'll go away, because we can't afford to give them a pension, or 5% or 10%.
On May 6th, 2008. See this statement in context.