Misdirection Play, GOP Support the Troops Dept. 0
Listen to the “conservative” miss the point.
Dick Polman remembers Shinseki’s political bravery. Had his advice been followed, not only would thousands of lives been saved and tens of thousands of injuries prevented, but also the situation at the Veterans’ Administration would be nowhere nearly so messed up as it is.
I bring this up not to traipse down memory lane, but to highlight a cruel contemporary irony. Bush’s reckless invasion of Iraq – and the needless resultant casualties – seriously swelled the VA caseload and exacerbated the problems that landed in Gen. Shinseki’s lap. Given his foresight in 2003, that was the last thing he deserved.