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2007-03-22 Home Front: Politix

Walter Reed woes spur new scrutiny for base-closing plan

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So keeping it open is the solution?

And we'll re-open the BRAC fights, again - which state gets to keep the jobs - but somehow we have to cut military spending, so ... let's de-fund the war! Pretty soon the public will forget Congress had anything to do with the funding, closure, or conditions of a facility a whole six miles north of the Capitol.

Posted by Bobby 2007-03-22 06:08|| 2007-03-22 06:08|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Of course, no one has yet to question the utter and complete stupidity of closing bases in the middle of a f*cking war in the first place...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-03-22 09:26|| 2007-03-22 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 BRAC, the real "peace dividend". BRAC only works because of the principle of shared misery. Clinton almost killed it with the special deal on McClellan AFB that he gave Barbara Boxer. I am more familiar with the AF side of BRAC, but when you reduce the force structure by 40% you can't support the old infrastructure. Closing the old bases frees up money to recapitalize the forces and maintain the remaining bases. Same reason we sent a third of the B-1s to the boneyard: more money and spare parts for the survivors.

Posted by RWV 2007-03-22 12:35|| 2007-03-22 12:35|| Front Page Top

#4 of course the whole mechanism for this is that the president has to approve the list submitted to him in an all or nothing basis, and this is nothing more than another democratic 'do-over.' this is not a good thing.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-03-22 14:31|| 2007-03-22 14:31|| Front Page Top

#5 I havent been to Walter Reed in several years but can't imagine the good of closing the hospital down. It seemed to me to be in great shape with the finest staff probably on the face of this earth. Some buildings around the main hospital were defintely outdated, including the medical hold facility which was pretty bad but I think this is not the main issue. The main issue is the current treatment of medical hold patients. After many are treated by great doctors and staff, they are sent to medical hold where they are treated very poorly and are mismanaged horribly. Some are trapped there for years with severe disabilities from active duty then discharged with ridiculous under-ratings for their noble service. Seems to me that someone is trying to take the real issue and spin it to look like the facilities are the main issue. Hell, most of these guys have lived in much, much worse facilities without complaint. Its their out-patient treatment thats shameful.

Posted by johnniebartlett 2007-03-22 15:02|| 2007-03-22 15:02|| Front Page Top

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