CC#3 Obama 'Betrayed' Terrorist Victims

Posted on Yahoo, 'Fort Hood Hero Says Obama 'Betrayed' Her, Other Victims' The author of this article informs us about how victims of a terrorist action are neglected by the government and are not receiving what they should.

The attack was definitely an act of terrorism but even with evidence, the government thinks of the event as workplace violence. "Despite extensive evidence that Hasan was in communication with al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki prior to the attack, the military has denied the victims a Purple Heart and is treating the incident as 'workplace violence' instead of 'combat related' or terrorism." Hasan was in contact with Al Qaida which is evidence that he was a terrorist but the government doesn't recognize this and doesn't even give the victims a Purple Heart.

The government didn't do anywhere close as they should have. "Some of the victims "had to find civilian doctors to get proper medical treatment" and the military has not assigned liaison officers to help them coordinate their recovery, said the group's lawyer, Reed Rubinstein." Some of the soldiers couldn't get help from the government so they had to go to civilian doctors instead due to the government not helping. This is a disgrace and should not have happen.

Due to the governments listing the event as a Workplace violence, some of the veterans cannot receive the money they need to heal. Manning says the "workplace violence" designation has cost him almost $70,000 in benefits that would have been available if his injuries were classified as "combat related." If the government would have instead did what was right and listed the event as a terrorist attack, this would have happen and the veteran could actually get the help he needs.

To me, this is unacceptable. Americans are going out to fight against terrorist for our country to protect our freedom. Yet the government is not helping the victims that have done much more than a lot of people in the united states. They are being deprived of help.

With this happening, I feel the government is failing us. When they stop trying to help their own citizens, they are no longer needed. The victims of this attack should be helped by the government without any need for suing due to lack of help.