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COL. DAVID HUNT ON GI's CARE: FIX IT TODAY! --
"We are
also told that it was 'just a coincidence' that
the president
went running with heroic amputees around the
White
House on the day the report was written...hmmm.
Can we just stop all this bull?"
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Presidential Commission's Reports on Walter
Reed Scandal
By Col. David Hunt
The President's Commission On Care for America's Returning Wounded
Warriors — led by Sen. Bob Dole and former Secretary of Health and Human
Services, Donna Shalala — has just reported back on their findings on
how this nation cares for its wounded heroes.
The short answer is, we don’t.
The presidential commission was very politically correct and would not
name names or blame anyone for the disaster that we witnessed a few
months ago at Walter Reed. Only seven people were fired. We are also
told that it was "just a coincidence" that the president went running
with heroic amputees around the White House on the day the report was
written … hmmm.
Can we just stop all this bull? Can we just look straight into the
camera and say, "We suck, we apologize and now we are now going to fix
it?" And, perhaps give the wounded warriors, and you, their families, a
free cell phone with unlimited minutes ... one that has one number to
dial, that is manned by U.S. citizens — not Pakistanis — who will answer
and help you with you medical issues? Can we give the press complete
open access to the problem as they uncover it? Can we not just look in
the camera and say, "In 30 days I will come back out here and keep
coming every 30 days until every damn service members medical problem is
fixed?"
We had a deal with these soldiers — you fight for us and we will take
care of your wounds. That means all of your wounds — physical and
emotional — that you got while serving, for the rest of your life,
quickly and efficiently. The soldiers kept their end of the deal they
always do. We have been lying scum-buckets. We have used soldiers for
backdrops to make political points — we have said how much we love
soldiers … basically a “thanks for your service.” I gotta tell you, when
you are missing a body part, or have such emotional and or mental
problems that you lose your family, "thanks" just does not cut it.
We can go to the moon, we can go to Iraq, we can worry about Lindsay
Lohan’s life, we can cry with Paris Hilton … but how about we fix this
massive betrayal of our service men and women. Not tomorrow. Today.
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Colonel David Hunt, U.S. Army (Ret.), is a FOX News military analyst and
the author of the New York Times bestseller They Just Don’t Get It.
He has extensive operational experience in counterterrorism, special
operations, and intelligence operations. He has trained the FBI and
Special Forces in counterterrorism tactics, served as the security
adviser to six different Olympic Games, testified as an expert at many
major terrorist trials, and lectured at the CIA, the FBI, and the
National Security Agency.
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Larry Scott --
