Posted on 05/29/2014 6:23:06 PM PDT by Nachum
In a move that would expand Americas involvement in Syrias civil war, President Obama is close to authorizing the U.S. military to train moderate Syrian rebels to fight the regime of Bashar Assad and al Qaeda-linked groups, according to reports.
U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal Tuesday that the new military program would supplement a small training effort led by the CIA, which Mr. Obama authorized a year ago.
At the White House Tuesday, Mr. Obama declined to answer a reporters question about the U.S. sending more advisers to train the rebels.
In a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Wednesday, Mr. Obama is expected to give his backing for the new training effort by saying he intends to increase support to the armed Syrian opposition, including by providing them with training, the Journal reported.
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Sounds like he is going to go public with what he has been doing from Bengazi,running Moderate jihadists with weapons from Bengazi through Turkey to depose Assad
You got that right Nana, and we will have a high KIA rate to boot. More wounded. VA hospitals are at capacity now, can’t take care of the Vets now correctly.
0 Wants the VA Scandals which just keep exploding in his face to go away, just start another war. Cause there is another VA Scandal just waiting to hit in a few months when TRICARE LIFE Veterans start to refill their last round of meds they were FORCED to get from Express Scripts.
How many are going to be RIPPED OFF? how many charged for meds they did not order? How many had their meds stolen out of the mailboxes, the USPS just stuffed their meds in, NO PHOTO ID SIGNED for. We have a lot of teens and kids, having access to that and pills don’t mix with out a disaster in the making. Then you have the meth maker, and the common drug thieve. Just waiting for you unprotected MEDS. It will force many to get a PO Box.
If you go base route it is a hours long wait, or a second trip. Refills come out of Pensacola, FL 5 days. ES 2 weeks for first fill or refills. DO NOT LET THEM CON YOU INTO AUTO PAY WITH EITHER BANK OR CREDIT CARD! YOU COULD LIVE TO REGRET IT.
The 4/14/2014 DOD MANDATE THAT ALL 65 YR OLD TRICARE LIFE RETIREES USE EXPRESS SCRIPTS FOR THEIR DAILY MEDS. or Base dispensary which is not Senior FRIENDLY. VERY CUMBERSOME process.
We had to scramble to get paper scripts, when we already had scripts refills at our family owned Pharmacy we’d used 30 yrs.
HOW EXPRESS SCRIPTS GOT THIS VERY LUCRATIVE DOD TRICARE CONTRACT IS A MONEY PALM GREASING DEAL IT HAS IT WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. THEY HAVE DEFRAUDED US THE USA TAX PAYERS OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AS IT IS AND YOU GIVE THEM THE MILITARY TRICARE LIFE CONTRACT?
PLEASE SOME ONE WITH MORE SKILLS THAN I HAVE FIND THE MONEY TRAIL!
Express Scripts Accused Of Defrauding State And Consumers Out Of Millions Of Dollars
http://www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/express-scripts-accused-defrauding-state-and-consumers-out-millions-dollars
NY attoney general sues Express Scripts, Benefits firm accused of inflating prices, keeping up to $100 Million
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5601076/ns/business-corporate_scandals/t/ny-attorney-general-sues-express-scripts/#.U381ECh7SMQ
Express Scripts Extortion Scheme Widens
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/09/express_scripts_breach.html
Express Scripts complaints
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/rx/express_scripts.html
ES Customer Service ranking
http://www.customerservicescoreboard.com/Express+Scripts
Express Scripts RIP OFF
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/directory/express-scripts
ES buys out Medco
29 Billion
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120402/NEWS/304029961
Tricare PRIME
http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130802/BENEFITS06/308020011/DoD-silent-major-changes-Tricare-Prime
2 links
Starting Oct. 1,
Air Force MiCare
http://www.military.com/military-report/air-force-micare?ESRC=miltrep.nl
DoD silent on major changes to Tricare Prime
http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130802/BENEFITS06/308020011/DoD-silent-major-changes-Tricare-Prime
Proposed TRICARE FEE CHANGES
http://www.military.com/benefits/tricare/retiree/proposed-tricare-fee-changes.html
State Side Tricare Service Centers Closing April 1
http://m.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/14/stateside-tricare-service-centers-closing-april-1.html
CBO: The military is getting squeezed for domestic spending cash
http://www.humanevents.com/2014/02/26/cbo-the-military-is-getting-squeezed-for-domestic-spending-cash/
Senior Vets should be shot
http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines/va-supervisor-older-veterans-should-be-shot-in-the-head-to-save-money
Rebels have already reported that they are being trained in Qatar. So, what’s up?
Ive always had my VA meds sent to my PO Box address..
The problem in the last couple of years with meds from the VA is that the local VA clinics don’t have pharmacies any more to fill emergency prescriptions..
If you have a life threatening situation or pain where you need the meds the doctor prescribed today too bad..
you have to wait 2, 3 weeks for the meds to come in the mail..
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
will Alexander vote to cut his pension from being a senator ???
Or you could fill the prescription yourself at a local pharmacy.
No more than he would his pensions for Gov of TN and University Dean! There has to be more pensions in their I just don’t know of them.
TX Sen croyn has 3 state pensions, and none of them he worked over 6 yrs.
cronyn 3 state pensions
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/06/sen-john-cornyn-discloses-3-texas-pensions-as-supplemental-income.html/
Part of the DOD MANDATE EXPRESS SCRIPTS on Tricare Life, lets you get ER scripts, antibiotics if they are a 1-2 time fill, or a pain med for after surgery at a regular pharmacy. No waiting, you do have to pay the co-pay.
Millington Naval Base lost the doctors and hospital when it went from a training base to BUPERS. Now all we have is a dispensary, that is NOT senior friendly.
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