As usual I perusing Twitter today, looking to see what was being talked about, who was doing what, etc…Then I saw a article headline that made me do a double take! Here is what I saw:
Obama’s idea of supporting our military… Wants Wounded Soldiers To Pay For Treatment
At first, I thought it was something from The Onion, but no it wasn’t. Here are the links about them that I found on my favorite political blog, Little Green Footballs, about the topic: Article 1 and Article 2
So, basically the story is that Obama is putting a plan together that would bill our veterans for treatment for service-related injuries. “Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance, according to CNN.Com“
I mean, seriously?? He’s actually considering this! This is so wrong on so many levels. I mean this is just anti-American in my book. We’ve been hearing from the liberals for the last couple of years– “I don’t support the war but I do support the troops”! Is this part of that support??
When men and women join the military, they give up so much. If they are deployed, they are asked to give up even more. Some of our servicemembers pay a really high price (injured) or sometimes even the ultimate price! Is this how our President wants to repay them for their service?
Even beyond that, these veterans and/or wounded warriors didn’t receive these injuries because of their own fault. They received these injuries serving in the United States Armed Forces. The least our government should be doing is making sure these injuries are covered by the VA.
I think the Leader of the American legion, Commander David K. Rehbein, said it best!
“This reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the mandate ‘ … to care for him who shall have borne the battle … ’ given that the United States government sent members of the armed forces into harm’s way, and not private insurance companies.”
Several senators said that they were outraged and would kill the proposal. (Republicans & Democrats) I sure do hope so. I’m just angered and furious (and a couple other emotions too) that the President of the United States Barack Obama would even suggest this. I expect more out of OUR President. I expect him to protect us, do things in the best interest of America and make sure that members of our Armed Forces are given the best care available to them, not to be billed for that care! I could only imagine what my grandfather , MSGT Joseph Maltese, (30+ years US Army – Enlisted) would say if he were alive today.
If you disagree with this plan of the Obama Administration, make sure to blog, email, call , phone everyone you know and make them aware of it .
What do you think about all this? I’m curious to know.
