Did the trade for SGT Bergdahl take some attention away from the VA issues?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 06:50:46 -0400

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 18 at 2014 6:53 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 06:53:34 -0400

Only for those who are distracted by shiny objects.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Jun 18 at 2014 7:12 AM

MSG Wade Huffman — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 07:12:34 -0400

Distraction is the name of the game! Just like this!

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Jun 18 at 2014 8:19 AM

SGT Ben Keen — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 08:19:40 -0400

Of course it did. Then the mess in Iraq took attention away from this mean. The mess in Iraq than lost it's world attention to the World Cup Soccer Tournament.

It's no secret that the general public moves from one hot topic to the next. If you really want to see this in action, log onto Google News and watch how fast the different hot topics change.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 18 at 2014 8:30 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 08:30:59 -0400

I think the important issue was getting that Dr Oz character. Now I can sleep at night!

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Jun 18 at 2014 9:03 AM

CPT Zachary Brooks — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 09:03:54 -0400

Unfortunately the majority of the American voters are easily distracted, deceived, and confused. They have shown off their new Benghazi suspect and once it becomes clear that this was also a Presidential screw up they will shift blame and move onto another object.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Jun 18 at 2014 8:23 PM

MSG Wade Huffman — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:23:16 -0400

Maybe the real question is will they ever run out of distractions?? Seems almost uncanny that every time a topic heats up... BOOM! Distraction. Are they stored in a closet somewhere or something?

Response by SSG Laureano Pabon made Jun 18 at 2014 8:26 PM

SSG Laureano Pabon — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:26:46 -0400

No, last time I went to the VA hospital in NYC The feds were all over conducting an inspection.
They were looking every were asking questions.
So the VA issue is not over.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 19 at 2014 8:30 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 08:30:45 -0400

Yes it did. Once Secretary Shinseki resigned, nobody really cared anymore because the person being blamed had already stepped down. So there was really no one we can put on the television and villify for doing such horrible job. In other news, a Malaysian commercial airliner carrying 180+ passenger remains to be lost at sea with authoriites having no real clue on where the wreckage is located. Also in Africa, 300 African teenage girls who were kidnapped from their school are still being held in an unknown location by terrorists.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 10 at 2014 11:04 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:04:47 -0400

Everything that is being done has an ulterior motives these days. I have never seen this much pandering such President Carter.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 10 at 2014 11:10 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:10:02 -0400

I had some issues with the VA and I do think they do well in many ways but there are those where they fall flat.