Supporting the troops

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Why is it that trying to stop our soldiers from getting killed is labelled "not supporting our troops", while treating those injured in the war poorly, is not?

The Bush administration’s drive to privatize government services and its push to reduce veterans’ benefits may be the cause of the disaster at Walter Reed Hospital.

Media reports last week exposed conditions in the VA hospital system. Wounded or sick soldiers are often forced to wait months for much needed services. Patients at Walter Reed Hospital have been forced to live in crumbling rooms with rodent feces and mold, according to one story in the Washington Post.

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According to the Army Times, the memo described how privatization caused as many as 250 members of the staff to leave in what appears to be a cost-cutting measure.

Ok, repubicans, learn from this.

Privatization = not always good.
When you ask someone to sacrifice for their country, don't dis them after they do.
Cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans means you don't have the funds to spend elsewhere, like taking care of our troops.
I don't want us to be in Iraq, but those who are there and those who have come back need to be rewarded.