Common Sense Democracy

It sounds like a combination of all three to me. It’s one more piece of evidence that the Bushies really did expect a cakewalk in Iraq and didn’t bother planning for additional casualties. Then, when it became impossible to ignore the truth any longer, they stalled, afraid to tacitly produce an estimate for future casualties that conflicted with their rosy public message that things were getting better all the time. Finally, a couple of months ago, they ran out of options.
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The Bush administration disclosed yesterday that it had vastly underestimated the number of service personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan seeking medical treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and warned that the health care programs will be short at least $2.6 billion next year unless Congress approves additional funds.

This was an issue during the election but nobody was paying attention because most people don’t react in this country until it’s a catastrophe. In the election, the number of veterans and the problems facing the VA were “out of sight - out of mind”. We have failed our military for years while continuing to send them off to die for us. Both Democrats and Republicans alike should be ashamed of themselves. So far this administration has screwed those who defend us and the seniors - the elders who came before us.