As we wrote in our previous post, the God-Damned cowardly Democrats have NO EXCUSE for NOT making _SUPPORT OF OUR COMBAT WOUNDED TROOPS_ a NATIONAL, FRONT-PAGE ISSUE...
...the only reason they (the Senate Democrats) DON'T make a huge, national scandal of Bush-Cheney-GOP's treatment of the troops, is because the damn Senate Dems (like Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, etc) are SUBSERVIENT to the AIPAC agenda.... war now, tomorow, and forever in the Mideast.
This, needless to say, is a MAJOR BETRAYAL of EPIC PROPORTIONS... on the part of both the AIPAC lobby and the DLC/PNAC Democrats.
Fire Anyone Who Threatens Wounded Troops
Brent Budowsky
02.28.2007
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brent-budowsky/fire-anyone-who-threatens_b_42337.html
I published an essay in The Hill today that will be read by many Senators and Members of Congress which aggressively condemns the treatment of troops and vets, and aggressively calls for action.
One of the most despicable aspects of the Walter Reed scandal is that wounded troops being abused feel threatened or intimidated, and are reluctant to speak out.
It is now reported that wounded troops are being warned not to talk to the media, and that major media organizations are being blocked from doing important stories.
Anyone who gives these orders should be fired on the spot if they hold civilian jobs, demoted if they hold uniformed jobs, and hauled before Congressional Committees immediately.
The treatment of our troops and vets is a national scandal and shame. Preventable casualties that Washington could have prevented but did not. Wounded troops treated shamefully. Underfunded local veterans care. Sickening delays receiving disability certification and grossly unfair treatment in many cases assigning disability levels. Homeless veterans. Inadequate care for PTSD and brain injury.
In this case the media is doing the job the President and Congress have not done, and to threaten troops if they bring attention their injustice is sickening, nauseating and unpatriotic.
The troops and vets should go to the head of the line and heads must roll for those who are responsibility.
I used strong language in my Op Ed for The Hill today, and strong action is mandatory, to help those who need help, to punish those who are responsible.
No American serving country and wounded in action should face one minute of threats or intimidation. Time for this to stop. Time for testimony under oath. Time for action.
