The civilian public is no better prepared because of this lack of utilizing lessons learned by the military. Doctors and researchers that have seen the reality of Gulf War Illness have desperately tried to help but have been ignored and attacked professionally. A handful of these doctors and researchers try desperately to get the message out in any way possible but they are prevented from actually helping the nation.
The control exerted by the government in money (research fund control) and control of universities, hospitals, and medical associations is truly a spider's web to prevent the knowledge from being distributed. The VA Department of Defense do not educate their physicians on Gulf War Illness, nor participate in true research (because the contributing factors have been denied by the DoD), nor provide true treatment options. They exert control to keep the Gulf War veterans trapped and dying. So, how can the civilian medical world even grasp this area of medicine when the government exerts overwhelming control? This data needs to also be correlated with known gas mask and MOPP suit deficiencies documented by the GAO in order to assess whether our troops are adequately prepared and protected for Round Two in the Gulf.
Homeland Security needs to pay attention to the lessons learned by the Gulf
War Veterans. If we continue to fail to provide medical care for previous combat casualties, how can we expect any of our nation's sons or daughters to willfully participate in combat in the future? As we watch yet another group of warriors prepare once more for war in the Persian Gulf, we know that existing force protection, medical care, and reporting accountability deficiencies have not been resolved.
The control exerted by the government in money (research fund control) and control of universities, hospitals, and medical associations is truly a spider's web to prevent the knowledge from being distributed. The VA Department of Defense do not educate their physicians on Gulf War Illness, nor participate in true research (because the contributing factors have been denied by the DoD), nor provide true treatment options. They exert control to keep the Gulf War veterans trapped and dying. So, how can the civilian medical world even grasp this area of medicine when the government exerts overwhelming control? This data needs to also be correlated with known gas mask and MOPP suit deficiencies documented by the GAO in order to assess whether our troops are adequately prepared and protected for Round Two in the Gulf.
Homeland Security needs to pay attention to the lessons learned by the Gulf
War Veterans. If we continue to fail to provide medical care for previous combat casualties, how can we expect any of our nation's sons or daughters to willfully participate in combat in the future? As we watch yet another group of warriors prepare once more for war in the Persian Gulf, we know that existing force protection, medical care, and reporting accountability deficiencies have not been resolved.