Comments on: Walter Reed http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/walter-reed/ Mathematics, liberal politics, and rants about the news of the day Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:54:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: cz0v3q http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/walter-reed/#comment-9458 cz0v3q Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:28:25 +0000 http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/walter-reed/#comment-9458 Where did you get your definitions for the hospitals? Where did you get your definitions for the hospitals?

]]> By: Ken Larson http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/walter-reed/#comment-9199 Ken Larson Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:25:34 +0000 http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/walter-reed/#comment-9199 We need to be careful to differentiate between the Active Service Hospitals and the Veteran’s Administration. There are major differences. I am currently a resident in a Veteran’s Home after having undergone treatment through the VA for PTSD and Depression, long overdue some 40 years after the Tet Offensive that cap stoned my military 2nd tour in Vietnam with a lifetime of illness. My blog has attracted the stories of many veterans such as myself and other sufferers from PTSD who were victimized by elements of society other than the VA system of medical and mental treatment. I, for one, became trapped in the Military Industrial Complex for 36 years working on weapons systems that are saving lives today but with such high security clearances that I dared not get treated for fear of losing my career: http://rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com/2006/11/odyssey-of-armaments.html When my disorders became life threatening I was entered into the VA System for treatment in Minneapolis. It saved my life and I am now in complete recovery and functioning as a volunteer for SCORE, as well as authoring books and blogging the world. When I was in the VA system I was amazed at how well it functioned and how state of the art it is for its massive mission. Below is a feature article from Time Magazine which does a good job of explaining why it is a class act: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1376238,00.html I had state of the art medical and mental care, met some of the most dedicated professionals I have ever seen and was cared for by a handful of very special nurses among the 60,000 + nursing population that make up that mammoth system. While I was resident at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis I observed many returnees from Iraq getting excellent care. I do not say the VA system is perfect but it is certainly being run better on a $39B budget than the Pentagon is running on $494B. We have bought into the Military Industrial Complex (MIC). If you would like to read this happens please see: http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/spyagency200703 Through a combination of public apathy and threats by the MIC we have let the SYSTEM get too large. It is now a SYSTEMIC problem and the SYSTEM is out of control. Government and industry are merging and that is very dangerous. There is no conspiracy. The SYSTEM has gotten so big that those who make it up and run it day to day in industry and government simply are perpetuating their existance. The politicians rely on them for details and recommendations because they cannot possibly grasp the nuances of the environment and the BIG SYSTEM. So, the system has to go bust and then be re-scaled, fixed and re-designed to run efficiently and prudently, just like any other big machine that runs poorly or becomes obsolete or dangerous. This situation will right itself through trauma. I see a government ENRON on the horizon, with an associated house cleaning. The next president will come and go along with his appointees and politicos. The event to watch is the collapse of the MIC. For more details see: http://www.rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com We need to be careful to differentiate between the Active Service Hospitals and the Veteran’s Administration. There are major differences.

I am currently a resident in a Veteran’s Home after having undergone treatment through the VA for PTSD and Depression, long overdue some 40 years after the Tet Offensive that cap stoned my military 2nd tour in Vietnam with a lifetime of illness.

My blog has attracted the stories of many veterans such as myself and other sufferers from PTSD who were victimized by elements of society other than the VA system of medical and mental treatment. I, for one, became trapped in the Military Industrial Complex for 36 years working on weapons systems that are saving lives today but with such high security clearances that I dared not get treated for fear of losing my career:

http://rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com/2006/11/odyssey-of-armaments.html

When my disorders became life threatening I was entered into the VA System for treatment in Minneapolis. It saved my life and I am now in complete recovery and functioning as a volunteer for SCORE, as well as authoring books and blogging the world.

When I was in the VA system I was amazed at how well it functioned and how state of the art it is for its massive mission. Below is a feature article from Time Magazine which does a good job of explaining why it is a class act:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1376238,00.html

I had state of the art medical and mental care, met some of the most dedicated professionals I have ever seen and was cared for by a handful of very special nurses among the 60,000 + nursing population that make up that mammoth system. While I was resident at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis I observed many returnees from Iraq getting excellent care.

I do not say the VA system is perfect but it is certainly being run better on a $39B budget than the Pentagon is running on $494B.

We have bought into the Military Industrial Complex (MIC). If you would like to read this happens please see:

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/spyagency200703

Through a combination of public apathy and threats by the MIC we have let the SYSTEM get too large. It is now a SYSTEMIC problem and the SYSTEM is out of control. Government and industry are merging and that is very dangerous.

There is no conspiracy. The SYSTEM has gotten so big that those who make it up and run it day to day in industry and government simply are perpetuating their existance.
The politicians rely on them for details and recommendations because they cannot possibly grasp the nuances of the environment and the BIG SYSTEM.

So, the system has to go bust and then be re-scaled, fixed and re-designed to run efficiently and prudently, just like any other big machine that runs poorly or becomes obsolete or dangerous.

This situation will right itself through trauma. I see a government ENRON on the horizon, with an associated house cleaning.

The next president will come and go along with his appointees and politicos. The event to watch is the collapse of the MIC.
For more details see:

http://www.rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com

]]> By: Dav http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/walter-reed/#comment-9137 Dav Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:57:26 +0000 http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/walter-reed/#comment-9137 When I was in the Peace Corps, I blew out my ankle so bad that it would resprain itself in the night, just by moving it. They medevaced me back to DC for possible surgery and PT. My uncle who is a prety high up guy in the AF was freaked that I might be getting treatemtn in Walter Reed. Luckly the PC sent me to local physicians in DC. They kew way back in 2003 how bad WR was, nobody had the cojones to do anything about it due to Bush's policy of privitzing everything. I know he aimed/aims at Air taffic conrtol next. That should be fun. Nice blog ya got here, we should swap links...What do ya say? When I was in the Peace Corps, I blew out my ankle so bad that it would resprain itself in the night, just by moving it. They medevaced me back to DC for possible surgery and PT. My uncle who is a prety high up guy in the AF was freaked that I might be getting treatemtn in Walter Reed. Luckly the PC sent me to local physicians in DC. They kew way back in 2003 how bad WR was, nobody had the cojones to do anything about it due to Bush’s policy of privitzing everything. I know he aimed/aims at Air taffic conrtol next. That should be fun.

Nice blog ya got here, we should swap links…What do ya say?

]]> By: SLC http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/walter-reed/#comment-9128 SLC Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:43:37 +0000 http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/walter-reed/#comment-9128 In fact, the problems at Walter Reed point out the problems with privatization. What did General Kiley say at the hearings. He isn't responsible for what happen there because a private contractor was running the division where the problems occurred. See his comment below. "Kiley started off in similar fashion, saying he was "personally and professionally sorry" and acknowledging: "I share these failures." But the further he got from his prepared testimony, the less contrite he became. He was blameless after Walter Reed shifted maintenance to a private contractor in 2004. "I was not the commander then."" In fact, the problems at Walter Reed point out the problems with privatization. What did General Kiley say at the hearings. He isn’t responsible for what happen there because a private contractor was running the division where the problems occurred. See his comment below.

“Kiley started off in similar fashion, saying he was “personally and professionally sorry” and acknowledging: “I share these failures.” But the further he got from his prepared testimony, the less contrite he became. He was blameless after Walter Reed shifted maintenance to a private contractor in 2004. “I was not the commander then.”"

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