About-Face

The Army tries to do an about-face over the Walter Reed Hospital stories.  But, somehow, it just doesn't come out quite right...

Army Surgeon General: "More than half" our wounded vets aren't treated like animals

Well, don't I feel warm all over. As Joe noted below, the Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley, is now telling us that the Washington Post expose about the horrendous problems at Walter Reed is a pack of lies. (Ignore for a moment that the top military brass has already apologized for that pack of lies, and has assured us that the pack of lies are being fixed and that many of the lies have already been fixed (which isn't really true because one of the biggest problems is that they're 600,000 disability claims behind)).  But my favorite part of the Army Surgeon General's interview is the following statement: [...]

UPDATE:  Maybe somebody forgot to tell the boss that things were just peachy over a WR Hospital...

Gates sets up panel to investigate Walter Reed

Defense Secretary Gates tells us that a new panel will look into the deplorable conditions of Walter Reed and any other medical facility they choose. They have 45 days to get their report together and present it to Congress and the public. This is a sad state of affairs when a special [...]

But, wait.  There's more!

Iraq Veteran Shot In The Head Describes ‘Systemic’ Neglect At Military Hospitals

Tags: Walter Reed, Hospital Rooms, Veterans Administration

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