How not to treat our veteran’s (a rewrite)

Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman was fired yesterday over his poorly run portions of Walter Reed Medical Center, which serves many of our disabled veterans returning from these two wars. The most disabled veterans go there to recuperate. It took the Pentagon and newly appointed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates weeks to actually do much about the issue, which only broke because Dana Priest broke the story to the media.

How interesting then, that not only has too little too late has been done, but that when the heads began to roll, it wasn’t from the top down. I was in the military, and that’s how it is supposed to work. Responsibility! Who is responsible? Leadership starts at the top and Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman was responsible for the deplorable conditions that our soldiers were living in while trying to recuperate. To state that the conditions and the situation was and is unacceptable is an understatement. What’s even stranger was that when the heads did begin to roll, it was somewhat down the chain of command.

But just like with everything else in this war, those responsible have been given a free pass, even if they were fired. Usually those most guilty and grievous were given medals. So that’s what I expect George W. Bush will do before the end of his term. Give Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman a medal for how bad he treated our disabled veterans.