Deja Vu All Over Again! Once again this country has sent it’s military into another small country, for absolutely No Reason but Fabrication on the part of it’s so called leaders for other than Honorable Reasons! And once again this Nation, while Cheering on the Destructions of Others shows it’s Complete Arrogance and Apathy towards those it sends into harms way! Out Of Sight, can’t even give Honor to the Fallen as they return in their Caskets in the Dark of Night, Out Of Mind, absolutely no sacrifice wanted by the majority towards the Maimed nor their Families, but buy a Magnetic Ribbon to show their Patriotism{?} and don’t think about them!!
After returning from Iraq in late 2005, Jonathan Schulze spent every day struggling not to fall apart. When a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic turned him away last month, he lost the battle.
How well do we care for our wounded and impaired when they come home? For a country amid what President Bush calls a “long war,” the question has profound moral implications. We send young Americans to the world’s most unruly places to execute our national policies. About 50,000 service members so far have been banged up or burned, suffered disease, lost limbs or sacrificed something less tangible inside them. Schulze is an extreme example but not an isolated one, and such stories are raising concerns that the country is failing to meet its most basic obligations to those who fight our wars.
Live Talk about the Broken State of Health Care for Injured Veterans
Images of Vietnam vets returning home from combat, only to be mistreated and forgotten, resurfaced in the memories of many Americans last week when reports surfaced concerning the poor healthcare offered to injured vets returning from Iraq. Already, nearly 50,000 servicemen and women have been scarred, both emotionally and physically, in the four-year war and if Bush is committed to staying the course, there will likely be many more. But if we can’t promise to take care of our soldiers when they come home, how can we expect Americans to answer the call for more troops?
During an hour-long Live Talk on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at noon, ET, NEWSWEEK’s Dan Ephron will be taking questions about the state of veteran health care. Submit questions now.
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are ending up homeless. How could this happen?
Kevin Felty came back from Iraq in 2003 with nowhere to stay, and not enough money to rent an apartment. He and his wife of four years moved in with his sister in Florida, but the couple quickly overstayed their welcome. Jobless and wrestling with what he later learned was posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Felty suddenly found himself scrambling to find a place for himself and his wife, who was six-months pregnant.
And another Deja Vu! Winning Hearts and Minds – NOT, and why Nation Building a Military and Police Force for the Occupied Country, with U.S. installed Puppet Government, doesn’t work. Just one of many reasons:
Iraqi soldiers are injured at twice the rate of Americans, and their prospects for long-term care are bleak at best.
No need to wonder why the Dictators the U.S. Installs and Supports can garner loyalty from the countries they rule with a willing military force, this is one reason:
Under Saddam Hussein, an extensive infrastructure was put in place to deal with the casualties of the dictator’s wars. Military hospitals were set up for long-term care and an Association of Veterans’ Affairs helped the disabled and paid out pensions. Now one of the largest former military hospitals is used by squatters and the veterans’ office doesn’t deal with soldiers who signed up after 2003.
Like the other Animals that inhabit this planet, that We Consider Unintelligent, the Human Animal shows we are not much above them, We Never Learn From Our Past Mistakes, it’s Deja Vu All Over Again!!!
