George Bush, Avoiding Personal Shame
Today’s story caught me a little off guard, because I somehow expected that Iraqi soldiers wounded in battle were getting the same sort of treatment as our guys. Our guys are in Germany in less than a day, getting the world’s best treatment. Their guys are lucky if they get first aid from the American military, then they’re on their own for recovery in what’s left of the Iraqi hospital system.
Today’s story caught me a little off guard, because I somehow expected that Iraqi soldiers wounded in battle were getting the same sort of treatment as our guys. Our guys are in Germany in less than a day, getting the world’s best treatment. Their guys are lucky if they get first aid from the American military, then they’re on their own for recovery in what’s left of the Iraqi hospital system.
(Washington Post, May 6) "U.S. soldiers have access to rehab and prosthetics that are obviously better than what Iraqis have," said Maj. Brian Krakover, 32, emergency room physician at the U.S. military hosp…