This present crisis also sets the stage for a whole host of future problems. These military personnel and their families will face a lifetime of problems as a result of their service, but the Government will not assume any responsibility. The civilian leaders of our government have discovered they can get by with using our military personnel as windup toys, sending them on frequent deployments with no real down time because the public really doesn't care enough to complain.

The second issue is the continued underfunding of the VA. There is now pressure in some areas to reduce the number of times veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be seen. This is a decision made not according to medical considerations, but it is budget driven. Again, our political leaders have read the public rightly. American don't care and so they just go ahead and do it. There are hopeful signs that a revolt is brewing. I encourage veterans and all others who care to get involved in whatever way possible to unmask the charlatans who now hold high office and to change these destructive policies

This is only one of many issues which indicates a serious decline in our standards of lilfe in American. For a list of others see.