A new CBS poll shows that 76% believe the administration hasn’t done enough to care for our wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan (h/t Steve). Of course the new person the Pentagon chose to run Walter Reed, Maj. Gen. Gale Pollock, believes that the reports of neglect are a lie:

Pollock, in an e-mail sent to colleagues and staff in the Army Medical Command on Friday, had also sought to minimize reports about conditions at Walter Reed and attacked the media’s handling of the issue.

“I know everyone is extremely pained and angry about the media assaults on Walter Reed and our senior leaders,” Pollock wrote in an e-mail obtained by The Washington Post. She added that she “articulated our displeasure at the misinformation about the quality of care” to a Post reporter after a congressional hearing last week but also acknowledged that she believes the stories could create momentum for changes that would better serve the Army.

(emphasis mine)

So the answer to the problem is to replace the person that allowed the situation to happen with a delusional apologist? Sounds like Pollock might be the next one on the chopping block. The Pentagon better realize quick that the American people are not going to expect anything less than 100% when it comes to treating our wounded.

Speaking of the treatment of our wounded, the media is still ignoring the report by Salon that we are now sending wounded soldiers, who should not be in theater, back to Iraq. The officers are over riding the doctor’s decision in doing so and this is going to add a real extra burden on the military’s medical system. We need to still call our congressmen and senators to ask them to push this issue. Salon reported about Walter Reed two years before the Washington Post. We can not wait two years for this to gain attention.