Toronto Daily News: Americans Shocked by Iraq Veterans Scandal

[Hissyspit]

http://www.torontodailynews.com:80/index.php/WorldNews/2007030408veterans-scandal

America Shocked by Iraq Veterans Scandal

U.S. President Bush has ordered a thorough investigation into the medical care available to returning veterans in the wake of the scandal around firing of the two-star general in charge of Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

"On the worst days, soldiers say they feel like they are living a chapter of “Catch-22.” The wounded manage other wounded. Soldiers dealing with psychological disorders of their own have been put in charge of others at risk of suicide... Disengaged clerks, unqualified platoon sergeants and overworked case managers fumble with simple needs: feeding soldiers’ families who are close to poverty, replacing a uniform ripped off by medics in the desert sand or helping a brain-damaged soldier remember his next appointment," Washington Post wrote of the disheartening medical treatment of American soldiers who have suffered wounds and other injuries in the war in Iraq.

Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman was relieved of his command on Thursday following disclosures that wounded soldiers who were being treated as outpatients in Walter Reed Army Medical Center were living in dilapidated quarters and endured long waits for treatment.

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There are 50,000 sick and wounded US veterans of the Iraq war, whose struggle with physical and psychological damage upon their return back home.

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[The_Casual_Observer]

1. But here's the deal: They are closing it anyway, so all is forgotten

& forgiven.

[Phredicles]

2. I just hope the public at large realizes that this is what

the Insane Clown Posse means by "Supporting the troops": About the same thing meant by "Heckuva job.":grr::puke:

[Captain Hilts]

3. Lived in T.O. for four years. Never heard of the Toronto Daily News. nt