Woodward program BOMBSHELL : 200,000 injuries per VA

[youngdem]

According to VA, 200,000 from Afghanistan and Iraq have sought treatment. White House says 23,000.

[PDJane]

1. Is anyone surprised?

I think if one included suicides and non-combat deaths the death toll would be much higher too.

[Scout1071]

2. how about a link?

[sce56]

3. What program is this?

[spooked]

4. ABC Right Now...Bob Woodruff's "To Iraq and Back"

Amazing Show!!

[sce56]

8. Thanks comes on at 10Pm 2 hours from now on the left coast!

set the computer to record! I love the media center as good as TIVO!

[kurth]

10. Yes, it was a great show!

Woodruff did good.

[spooked]

5. You can watch it again on ABC.com starting

tomorrow morning....

[KoKo]

6. 200,000? Where have they been hiding them? Contractors?

:shrug: That many is really incredible.

[ellaydubya]

7. Around the water cooler

Maybe tomorrow we should mention this to our co-workers. They can watch it on NBC.com on their computers.

This is a new kind of combat, and, once again, we are not prepared. This kind of care is, most times, forever. I had a father with TBI and I know. He was a veteran of the Korean War, not Iraq or Afghanistan, yet I know the devastation it brings to all involved.

We must stop this now. That's all I can say.

I recommend we talk it up to our friends and associates. It can't hurt.

Thanks,

LA

[williesgirl]

9. K&R to get the word out. I'll watch it tomorrow. Thanks.

[sabra]

11. for any kind of treatment

IE: PTSD, Infections, etc...

BushCo's numbers: only injured in combat

:mad:

[salin]

12. If the numbers are correct - I doubt that is the explanation

the difference between just over 20,000 and 200,000 is huge. Do we really think that there have only been a little over 20,000 physical injuries requiring services from teh VA? I have to say, that the difference in these numbers is So astoounding that I really would have to read the articles/sources both to varify the lowball number from bushco and the high number refered to in this post. Why would i want this info? Not because I would doubt that this admin would be so venal - but because before I would repeat such numbers I would want to know (and be able to refer to) that they are real/valid. This is frankly - astounding. Would love to be able to source the info and pass it on to others.

[lovuian]

13. I believe Woodward I think there has been majorly data lying

from wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq to inflation numbers to debt numbers


Lies Lies Lies

[fed-up]

14. my brother used to work at VA and said 150,000 more than 6 months ago, so 200K

seems about right

of course I don't have a link for this, but it should come out in MSM eventually..

[cassiepriam]

15. All the numbers have been a lie.

Deaths, injuries, fragging, desertion.
All under reported.

[On the Road]

16. 200K Seems Like an Awful Lot

If I recall correctly, the usual ration of injuries to fatalities is about 10 to 1. 200K would be over 60 to 1.

[underpants]

17. TIME a couple of weeks ago-they had to double it from 20K to 50K