"No skin in the game"

May 24, 2007 20:01


So, I am soooo pissed that our representatives in DC have screwed the military men and women once again. I really had hoped they would be true to their words. Call me stupid.  I listened to their bullshit about not giving this president a blank check and yet, that's exactly what they did.
There are people that are more informed than me on some of the particulars of this never ending fight, one that I follow closely is http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/5/24/73015/1699. The part of the post that gets me is the comment that Sgt.Heun makes about having 20% disability.  Let me tell you why.  When my dad was active military one of my friends was the daughter of the post commander, a general.  I found out that he drew 100% disability when he retired.  Why? He injured his back during a pick-up game of basketball when he was stationed overseas.  My dad was shot and held POW during WWII and volunteered for Vietnam. He retired as Command Sargent Major and only 50% disability.

In case you are not keeping score, in the years that Bush's  Iraq invasion and occupation has gone on we have had 25 (and some odd) thousand soldiers wounded.  These troops are coming home not just shot but blown to pieces by i.e.ds.  They are mangled and they are not being treated competently nor fairly.  Our troops are running out. The military exisits a lot on 're-ups' or rather soldiers re-enlisting, but how do you re-enlist when you are missing your arms or legs or eyes. This war is a travesty and Bush is a criminal along with Cheney and both should be prosecuted as such.

No, the Republican Party will talk impeachment with relish over a grown man getting a b.j. but they send their own people to be blown up in another country with no end in sight because as Kos says they have "no skin in the game". The bastards.  I hope they suffer mightily for this.

war, iraq, republicans

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