The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America advocacy group responded to President Bush’s speech yesterday on the Dole-Shalala commission. The group commends the commission’s efforts, but still had this to say:
I was concerned about bureaucratic delay and, you know, I was concerned about a system that had been in place for years, but just didn’t recognize this different nature, a different kind of war that we’re fighting.
I don’t like it when I meet wives who are sitting beside their husband’s bed in Walter Reed and not being supported by its government, not being helped to provide care.
I’m concerned about PTSD. And I want people to focus on PTSD.
And so we sent up a bill. And I hope they move on it quickly.
There’s place where we could find common ground."
