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The U.S. government is reviewing 72,000 cases in which veterans have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, claiming that misdiagnosis and fraud have inflated the numbers. Outraged vets say the plan is a callous attempt to cut the costs of an increasingly expensive war.
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robkaiote has a fine rant about the article.
But you know who's going to be cleaning up the MESS that this has left us with?
Liberals. The touchie feelie weenies.
People who believe that it's -wrong- for the little guy in the military to get shafted in his aftercare because the government needs to find ways to cut costs on an increasingly expensive war. People who believe that telling someone with PTSD to just "suck it up soldier" isn't humane or effective. People who believe in therapy and compassion, who understand that having tons of military families living with someone who's dealing with untreated PTSD is more of a threat to the "sanctity of marriage" and the "stability of the family" than all the gay marriages in the world. People who want social programs in place to pay for extended care for the mentally ill...who think that perhaps, just perhaps, having to live on the streets because you're too damaged to hold down a job anymore is not the best "retirement plan" for our enlisted men and women.
hear, hear.
The U.S. government is reviewing 72,000 cases in which veterans have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, claiming that misdiagnosis and fraud have inflated the numbers. Outraged vets say the plan is a callous attempt to cut the costs of an increasingly expensive war.
robkaiote has a fine rant about the article.But you know who's going to be cleaning up the MESS that this has left us with?
Liberals. The touchie feelie weenies.
People who believe that it's -wrong- for the little guy in the military to get shafted in his aftercare because the government needs to find ways to cut costs on an increasingly expensive war. People who believe that telling someone with PTSD to just "suck it up soldier" isn't humane or effective. People who believe in therapy and compassion, who understand that having tons of military families living with someone who's dealing with untreated PTSD is more of a threat to the "sanctity of marriage" and the "stability of the family" than all the gay marriages in the world. People who want social programs in place to pay for extended care for the mentally ill...who think that perhaps, just perhaps, having to live on the streets because you're too damaged to hold down a job anymore is not the best "retirement plan" for our enlisted men and women.
hear, hear.
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on 2005-08-10 14:39 (UTC)That 'Semper Fi' stuff doesn't end at the main gate of the base. It's a promise that goes both (all) ways.