Democrats seize on Walter Reed

[babylonsister]

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/03/07/democrats_seize_on_walter_reed/

Democrats seize on Walter Reed
Lawmakers see weapon against Bush war policies


By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press | March 7, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Democrats are using the uproar over Walter Reed Army Medical Center as their latest cudgel to batter President Bush for his Iraq war policies as the administration shows signs it fears political damage from the revelations.

Reports of patient neglect and shoddy outpatient rooms at the hospital have brought Army brass to Capitol Hill to explain and apologize. Bush's handling of the war has been widely unpopular with voters, and reports about Walter Reed come on the heels of his decision to send more troops to Iraq -- which has also met a negative response from the public.

Democrats are stepping up their anti war rhetoric and casting Walter Reed as the latest Bush administration failure in planning for the war and other contingencies.

"This is the Katrina of 2007," said Senator Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat , comparing the hospital scandal to the 2005 hurricane that left Gulf Coast residents stranded for days without federal assistance.

For its part, the Bush administration has moved quickly to try to contain the political damage. Defense Secretary Robert Gates forced Army Secretary Francis Harvey to resign last Friday, and Major General George W. Weightman, who was in charge of Walter Reed since August 2006, was ousted from his post a day earlier.

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[Monkeyman]

1. Lets talk about the War

Waiting list
PD discharges
PTSD treatment
Drug Abuse Clinics
Upgrading the VA
Staff
Funding
Firing Nicholson
Every Officer in Walter Reed

HELL BRING HOME THE TROOPS AND TAKE CARE OF ALL WHO HAVE SERVED

[caseycoon]

2. EXACTLY! n/t