The abandoned warriors

bradclark1 · 03-13-07, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The real issue is Walter Reed Hospital is in serious disrepair. This should have been addressed long ago. A general was relieved of duties yesterday as a result.

I know. I'm just responding to the VA critics with my personal experience.

AVGWarhawk · 03-13-07, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bradclark1

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The real issue is Walter Reed Hospital is in serious disrepair. This should have been addressed long ago. A general was relieved of duties yesterday as a result.

I know. I'm just responding to the VA critics with my personal experience.

Understood. Walter Reed is supposed to be the flagship of VA hospitals. It is not in a good light right now.

dean_acheson · 03-13-07, 11:46 AM

I was in a Con. Law class one time, and we were discussing 'preference' based state sponsered (sp) legislation, and some Nader type two rows back from me who had earlier in the day argued the Constitutionality of race based initatives, then proceeded to argue against the Constitutionality of Mass. legislation that gave a preference to those who were former active duty personnel. I then countered that since the state called these people up to fight for their country then the state can give them hiring preferences for state job, and didn't not apply to the "strict scrutiny" standards the USSC has set for race based legislations.

This broad, and that is what I am going to call her, said, "I can't believe this, the government gives them their own hospitals."

I about came unglued and had to be restrained from coming over the rows in that classroom.

Ignorant leftist cant...

bradclark1 · 03-13-07, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Understood. Walter Reed is supposed to be the flagship of VA hospitals. It is not in a good light right now.

Walter Reed isn't a VA hospital. It's an military hospital.

AVGWarhawk · 03-13-07, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bradclark1

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Understood. Walter Reed is supposed to be the flagship of VA hospitals. It is not in a good light right now.

Walter Reed isn't a VA hospital. It's an military hospital.

Sorry, that is what I ment. I sit about 30 minutes from the place.

IRONxMortlock · 03-13-07, 06:23 PM

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One should force Blair, Bush and Cheney and the others with a loaded weapon at point blank range to join in the first front line and have their tour in Iraq's streets and trenches and serve a full tour with themselves at risk - like all those people they send over there while enjoying the comfort and safety of their office when signing the order. In earlier times, kings led their armies at least by joining them on the battlefield. Today - well, you know it.

Those particular men can't even walk down the street without a small army for protection against physical threats and "free speach zones" for intellectual threats.

On topic though, I agree it's absolutely disgusting and it is nothing new. I met an Iraq vet while I was working in the Philippines a couple of years ago. He joined the National Guard as a way to help pay for college. Someone threw an incindary grenade at the humvee he was driving and it exploded on the hood. He was temporarily blinded and sent back to the US. He complained about the poor treatment he received, especially the poor conditions in the hospital. He was declared unfit for duty and his eyes now have trouble adjusting between light and dark and he his plagued by frequent severe headaches.
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03-13-07, 11:46 AM	#3
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	I was in a Con. Law class one time, and we were discussing 'preference' based state sponsered (sp) legislation, and some Nader type two rows back from me who had earlier in the day argued the Constitutionality of race based initatives, then proceeded to argue against the Constitutionality of Mass. legislation that gave a preference to those who were former active duty personnel. I then countered that since the state called these people up to fight for their country then the state can give them hiring preferences for state job, and didn't not apply to the "strict scrutiny" standards the USSC has set for race based legislations. This broad, and that is what I am going to call her, said, "I can't believe this, the government gives them their own hospitals." I about came unglued and had to be restrained from coming over the rows in that classroom. Ignorant leftist cant...