war machine put in place based on the lies of
the current president and his administration,
those returning home in the hundreds of thousands
are left to languish in hospitals and programs
that are themselves suffering from lack of funding
and age.
This comment in 2005 reflects the administration's
lack of care, after the fact, which in my mind also
reflects the value they put on the lives of our men
and women going in~~
"In January 2005, Bush's Undersecretary of Defence for Personnel and Readiness David Chu, the official in charge of such things, went so far as to tell the Wall Street Journal veterans' medical care and disability benefits "are hurtful" and "are taking away from the nation's ability to defend itself". "
So far, nothing has changed and with the constant surging
of the war machine, we can expect even more casualties
to return home to a bureaucratic hell. Meanwhile, on his
current visit to Israel, Bush gifts that country 30 BILLION
dollars~~
//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1087341#i
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CHALLENGES 2007-2008: Wounded Vets Trade One Hell for Another
By Aaron Glantz
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan 15 (IPS) - Last year, the United States woke up to the reality of hundreds of thousands of soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan -- and began to grapple with what to do about it.
On Feb. 18, 2007, a headline titled "Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration at Army's Top Medical Facility" splashed across the front page of one of the nation's premier newspapers, the Washington Post. The article, which described unsafe conditions and substandard care at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre, began with the story of Army Specialist Jeremy Duncan, who was airlifted out of Iraq in February 2006 with a broken neck and a shredded left ear, "nearly dead from blood loss".
"Behind the door of Army Spec. Jeremy Duncan's room, part of the wall is torn and hangs in the air, weighted down with black mold," the article read. "When the wounded combat engineer stands in his shower and looks up, he can see the bathtub on the floor above through a rotted hole. The entire building, constructed between the world wars, often smells like greasy carry-out. Signs of neglect are everywhere: mouse droppings, belly-up cockroaches, stained carpets, cheap mattresses."
The Post reported that patients inside Walter Reed, which lies just five miles from the White House, found it difficult to receive the care they were promised and felt they deserved.
the rest of this story~~
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40797
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Meanwhile, Bush assures Israel that he will join them
in bombing Iran. With this current level of disregard
for the men and women he is committing to another war
in addition to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,
I say, loudly, and strongly, Bring our troops home~!
Take care of OUR country, America~!
//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1087348#i
blessings,
Zoe
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