Why does George W claim he cares about soldiers when...?

Question

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Money woes and Pentagon neglect are to blame for shoddy outpatient conditions and bureaucratic delays at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, an independent review has concluded. Seems like he could have used some of the billions to help out those already injured from his fallacious war. Instead he just wants to send more young over there to get injured and not take care of them after.

Don't take up space if you ain't gonna answer the question haley

lol at itwasmi. So after gw picked up his crappy army from bill he thought what a good idea it would be to go to war in 2 countries. Good point on that one. Glad Gw is looking out.

lol at Brian. The report says Walter Reed is just the beginning of crappy army hospitals.

Answer 1

George Bush does care. Do you expect him to personally inspect every building in the military or something?

Of course your question has some unintended irony in it. Here you are using the troops as a prop for a political statement - and you are accusing another of 'not caring.'

Answer 2

Are you asking a question...or are you making an infantlike effort to teach upon a subject the details of which you clearly know little or nothing about?
When GW Bush took office he picked up a military that was all but dis-emboweled by the Clinton's administration. Nine short months later he was handed a war...which, well, it required the use of that same dis-emboweled military.
Do you remember the "surplus" in the US Treasury? That came from the Clintons spending near nothing on the military and signing into law all the "cost savings" that lead to the present circumstances.
If you are going to run with the big dogs, you had best grow a tooth or two first.

Answer 3

I was in the military during the Clinton years. People like to blame him for cuts in military spending, but do not remember their history lessons.

The drawdown and cutbacks to the miltiary began with George H.W. Bush in 1991 or so. The cold war was coming to an end, the Berlin wall had come down, our mission in Europe (one of the two primary focuses of our military since Vietnam) was changing, divisions were deactivating, and the need to go to a leaner military was evident. We had just entered into a major military operation and achieved victory in VERY short order...the appetite of the American people for increased defecit spending for the military had long passed. We built up the military under Regan to stand up to a threat that no longer existed. This type of drawdown happened at the end of World War II and to a lesser degree after Korea and Vietnam as well. If G.H.W. Bush had been re-elected, he would have continued in this trend...maybe not to the same degree as Clinton, but to some degree.

Anyway, as a Soldier, I noticed little to no difference between Bush and Clinton as far as the military went...and I was in a forward deployed unit in Germany, and trained frequently. We still got pay raises, we still trained, we still fired our weapons, we still went to the field....medical care seemed unchanged as a whole. I did recall more Soldiers getting QMP'd (basically kicked out due to the fact they sucked) and a LOT of mid-career officers, especially Captains got the boot, but we had too many of those to begin with.

There is no doubt that military spending went down under Clinton, and many folks will say that it created hardship for the military, but as someone who was there, it really wasn't out of the ordinary.


Anyway, I would be willing to accept the 'it's Clinton's fault' argument, MAYBE, if this had happened 2 or so years after he left office. In reality, our current administration and the past 3-4 congresses (all Republican controlled) are responsible for most of what we have in the military right now. If money was not allocated for the maintenance and upkeep Building 18 of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the year 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 or 2007, you just can't blame Clinton.

Answer 4

It isn't important whether Bush "cares" or not. How does that saying go? "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

I know that this situation isn't exactly what was meant by whoever said that. But, the truth is, even if Bush DOES care about the troops and our country, he isn't willing or able to do the work necessary to facilitate his desires. In other words, he might as well not care, because he isn't doing the right things. Bush might just be like so many lazy, ignorant praying types are, thinking he just needs to wish something to be true and that will make it so. Or, he might just be a lying, greedy, insecure, silver spoon, deserter. The point is, the result is the same.

Answer 5

He is a Republican. Republicans believe in the all mighty Dollar. This war is making allot of people extremely rich and I mean beyond your wildest imaginations. It costs $100.00 a meal in the bases in Iraq Thanks to no bid contracts awarded to political cronies.Are the Humbvees Adequately armored? No it would cost 6 meals to do that. Has your town held a fund raiser to purchase Bullet proof vests for our troops? our town has had 2 such events. It costs 2 meals $200.00 in quantity to buy a vest. President Bush said ( we need to give our troops the best of everything to fight this war including good food ) after he was asked about the cost of the meals. He never replied to the questions of armor plating or flack jackets other than to say (were working on that) Invest in a defense company there making millions. Or do your civic duty and go fight ,get wounded and live in filth with no or poor medical care and no benefits . It truly has become a nation of haves and have not's.

Answer 6

Gee, too bad that your basic premise is wrong.

Bush isn't responsible for the fiasco at WRAMC -- the problem lies with Congress and the BRAC.

When Congress decided to BRAC WRAMC, they also stopped providing the money to run and maintain the place. That's why there are problems today. Now, when did WRAMC get put on the BRAC list?

Oh, how 'bout that -- during the Clinton Years, when Congress was run by -- gasp! -- the Democrats!!! Hmmm, funny how they conveniently forgot that, isn't it.

Answer 7

He does care, but it's congress' job to take care of them with the $$$. The Walter Reed deal is a media chop job. Only a part of it is bad. What I like to think is, this is what Universal Health care will be like. You really want the government to be in charge of it?

Answer 8

Somebody needs to go down to the basement of the Pentagon, where Rummy is still running the show, and ask him.

Answer 9

He cares about Soldiers, this Great Nation of ours and all of us.

Answer 10

Uh, he doesn't.