Tell the Truth

First it was Iraq, then Katrina, and now this.

Our country deserves the truth about how this Administration is treating its veterans. It was wrong for the government to cover up such abysmal living conditions at Walter Reed, and at hospitals around the country.

Help hold the Bush administration accountable for their Halliburton-style management.

Tell others the truth behind Walter Reed.

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Subject:	From Halliburton to Walter Reed
Message:	Dear Friend, What do you get when you mix Halliburton and health care? Walter Reed. The stories of abysmal living conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center are bad enough. But there’s more to the story. To cut costs, the support services and facilities management at Walter Reed were outsourced to a company called IAP –- which is run by a former Halliburton official and whose board consists of people like Dan Quayle. If IAP sounds familiar, that’s probably because it’s the same contractor that was asked to deliver relief services to Katrina victims but came up short. The lack of responsibility is not a new development, nor is it an isolated incident. Stories similar to Walter Reed have cropped up all across the country, and it’s important that people know the truth behind what really happened. It’s the least we can do to support our troops. Tell your friends about the damaging effects of the Bush Administration’s latest efforts to cut corners. http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/walterreed The privatization of support services has proven grossly ineffective and lacks the kind of accountability that our government is founded upon. In the case of Walter Reed, it drove out skilled doctors, psychologists, and caseworkers in favor of penny-pinching government contractors. First it was Iraq, then Katrina, and now this. The disturbing stories from Walter Reed Medical Center have unleashed huge amounts of criticism, name-calling, and finger-pointing -- but little accountability. Act now to tell others the truth behind Walter Reed: http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/walterreed The plot thickens. This nickel-and-dimed approach to serving those in need is par for the course in the Bush Administration. In 2001, before the start of the Iraq war, Bush also approved a budget which slowed medical care for veterans compared to national health spending. Bush and his Republican Congress knowingly sent our troops to war without proper health insurance. But he didn’t stop there. According to Bush’s current budget, veterans’ health care is looking at even more cuts and a complete funding freeze after 2010. In order to save a few dollars, the administration has restricted eligibility for healthcare and retirement insurance for veterans. Please spread the word and help hold the Bush administration accountable. http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/walterreed Currently the government is spending $35.6 billion on a broken defense health plan, yet stories continue to surface about Walter Reed-style treatment of our wounded veterans at hospitals across the country. It is time for Bush’s administration to stop camouflaging the negative effects of privatization and hold itself accountable for a failing healthcare system for our veterans. For a president who is determined to send more of our brave men and women into enemy fire, this is unacceptable. This is no way to support our troops.