"The New Soldier" by John Kerry et al

"Michael Wise" wrote

I happen to support Mr. Kerry and know he will make a fine president
when we elect him in.

I fear there's too many Oswald's and Sirhan's out there for that. Kerry has
been feeding hate groups for so long, that only the Communists and Pinko's
love him.

All you have to do is consider who will be in his Cabinet, and that should
send shudders down the spine. Your survival instincts should be kicking-in
about now.

During the Clinton administration I was at 3 bases, in 5 different commands
working with 3 uniquely different weapons systems and *everywhere* I went there
was nothing but disdain for Clinton.

That certainly tracks my sense of the era. The most worrisome part of
the Clinton two terms was the feeling that the White House and the
military were at such odds that there was a smell of rebellion in the
air. It's not healthy that the military despise the president.

(It's not healthy that the Good People despise the president, either,
but at least they don't have tanks.)

all the best -- Dan Ford
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It's not healthy that the military despise the president.


I really don't think it matters much. No one liked Clinton, but when he ordered
Operation ALLIED FORCE, we seemed to do a "bang up" job.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

(BUFDRVR) wrote in
:

What I don't understand is how any vet, particularly those such
as yourself who served their country in combat, can have such a
hard-on for the person now running this country...and worse
yet...or consider him a patriot.

I'm not a vet (yet) cluebag. I support Bush, and plan on voting
for him next November because he's doing exactly what no
Democrat since Trueman would do. Put the USA first, not some
pretend "global community". Every nation in the world looks out
for its own interests first, yet when the US does it, its a
horrible thing.

I don't think so, really. Most nations -people- are ordinary
folks like you and me, and share a reasonably balanced view
of that of self-interest and scrifice. It's the arrogance and
stupidity by which things are done that upset ordinary people.

No offence here, but I really do not believe that the self-
interest, alienation and narrowmindness stops at the border,
it continues right inwards.



Regards...

No offence here, but I really do not believe that the self-
interest, alienation and narrowmindness stops at the border,
it continues right inwards.

Narrow mindedness is not an exclusive trait of the American government or
people. There's *plenty* of that in Europe as well.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

(BUFDRVR) wrote in
:

No offence here, but I really do not believe that the self-
interest, alienation and narrowmindness stops at the border,
it continues right inwards.

Narrow mindedness is not an exclusive trait of the American
government or people. There's *plenty* of that in Europe as
well.

Absolutely, but we are generally more culturally adept and
openminded living so closely together. Perhaps we agree that
isolation ultimately only leads to more alienation and
wrong perceptions.


Regards...

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:49:25 GMT, Michael Wise wrote:

There are some 230,000 disbaled vets having to wait over 6 months just
to get their first VA doctor visit...

Hmmm... the first time I went to the VA I simply took my DD214 with me to
prove my veteran status, filled out the paperwork, and was in to see a
doctor within the hour.

-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com

In article ,
Yeff wrote:

There are some 230,000 disbaled vets having to wait over 6 months just
to get their first VA doctor visit...

Hmmm... the first time I went to the VA I simply took my DD214 with me to
prove my veteran status, filled out the paperwork, and was in to see a
doctor within the hour.


And was that "first time" within the last year?


--Mike

John Kerry et al
From: Yeff
Date: 2/16/2004 4:05 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:49:25 GMT, Michael Wise wrote:

There are some 230,000 disbaled vets having to wait over 6 months just
to get their first VA doctor visit...

Hmmm... the first time I went to the VA I simply took my DD214 with me to
prove my veteran status, filled out the paperwork, and was in to see a
doctor within the hour.

-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com

Depending on the day of the week space available care at the Pensacola VA
Outpatient Clinic may be as long as 5 hours but is usually less than 2 in my
experience.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

In article ,
(B2431) wrote:

There are some 230,000 disbaled vets having to wait over 6 months
just
to get their first VA doctor visit...

Hmmm... the first time I went to the VA I simply took my DD214 with me to
prove my veteran status, filled out the paperwork, and was in to see a
doctor within the hour.


Depending on the day of the week space available care at the Pensacola VA
Outpatient Clinic may be as long as 5 hours but is usually less than 2 in my
experience.


Please not my usage of "first VA doctor visit" meaning newly classified
disabled vets having to wait long periods of time for their _FIRST_
visit.



--Mike