It's been a Decade Plus, of the recent conflicts, that few are Demanding 'Sacrifice' in the greater population especially the ones claiming 'patriotism?', with their 'purple heart bandages', Vietnam '70-'71 In-Country Navy last of my four, as they didn't in the decades previous!! Finally we have VA leadership, a few tried before with a certain party obstructing successfully as they recently have, who is trying to upgrade the agency and correct what wasn't done nor mentioned as we waged these two wars of choice!
May. 22, 2011 - Recently a federal appeals court scolded the Veterans Administration for failing to care for the returning veterans who are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder at alarming rates that are not leveling, even with all the Outreach programs.
The U.S 9th Circuit Court of Appeals stated in a 2-1 ruling that the delays are so “egregious” that they “violate a veterans constitutional rights.”
I do not see it that way. There is little doubt that the approximately 6500 suicides a year must be addressed with urgency and budget allocations. Yet I do not see that it is the sole job of the VA to ameliorate a seeming intractable problem that is owned by the entire war making machine.
The data is showing that an average of 18 returning Armed Service members commit suicide each day. Most folks cannot even allow this to seep into their own activities of daily living, let alone a national psyche.
The genesis of the problem is not the VA. While the Courts tried to no avail to get the VA to “work faster” in providing mental health care, I do not see how one provides “fast” mental health care. And I do not quite grasp what the fraternal veterans organizations that filed suit two years ago are going to achieve with more pressure piled on a system that is already maxed with personnel shortages and adequately trained staff that can deal with PTSD.
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The ruling goes on to state, “the VA’s unchecked incompetence has gone on long enough; no more veterans should be compelled to agonize or perish while the government fails to perfom its obligations.” Might I simply transpose that sentence to state that the incompetence of corporate America to take up the mantle of responsibility, in the context of ungodly war profiteering, and provide the funding for private sector outreach clinics in every neighborhood and library in America.
Where is the chorus of Tea Party patriots on this, “support the troops,” issue? Michele Bachman wants the Government out of our daily lives. Does she have a non-federalist solution to this epidemic? {continued}
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