Jim Webb: “We may want to continue the discussion. I hope you can find some sort of resolution here that will honor these people.”

It is imperative that the United States policy be based on a clear set of principles that everyone here at home and in the region can understand.

If the government is so repressive that it deliberately kills its own people--that is the standard where you say that government no longer has validity--then it does not matter how powerful that government is.

The federal recognition process has been fraught with challenges that need to be addressed.

I urge your office to look into the disparity that exists when it comes to the medical options our troops and their families have for Lyme disease treatment when compared to the general public and especially to your constituents in the…