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Ohiogal

(31,671 posts)
Thu Mar 29, 2018, 08:35 AM Mar 2018

"It should not be this hard to serve your country."

An op-ed piece appearing in today's New York Times, by David J. Shulkin.

"I have fought to stand up for this great department and all that it embodies. In recent months, though, the environment in Washington has turned so toxic, chaotic, disrespectful and subversive that it became impossible for me to accomplish the important work that our veterans need and deserve. I can assure you that I will continue to speak out against those who seek to harm the V.A. by putting their personal agendas in front of the well-being of our veterans."

Evidently Shulkin was against privatization of the VA system and lost his job over it.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/opinion/shulkin-veterans-affairs-privatization.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region

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"It should not be this hard to serve your country." (Original Post) Ohiogal Mar 2018 OP
If that was the case I owe him an apology. denbot Apr 2018 #1

denbot

(9,894 posts)
1. If that was the case I owe him an apology.
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 02:34 AM
Apr 2018

I had assumed he was open to privatization due to his being retained by cadet spanky.
I stand corrected.

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