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Demeter

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63. You know the irony? Joe Biden's son Beau went
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 01:42 PM
Oct 2015

and he developed brain cancer and died, after breathing the fumes of the burning pits in Iraq....

The exact type of brain cancer that took Beau Biden’s life has not been publicly named. But from the reported timeline of his illness and other known factors, some claim it was most likely Glioblastoma Mutliforme, an incredibly aggressive cancer believed to be on the rise, particularly among those with exposure to burn pits like the one at Camp Victory in Iraq. The biggest reason this increase is believed to be on the rise and not proven is due to the intentional hiding of data on the part of the Veteran's Administration.

Some say the proof that Beau Biden’s brain cancer was related to his military service is the fact that he was admitted to Walter Reed for treatment. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is the nation’s premier facility for the care of active and retired personnel. There are reports of several classified studies being done there on brain and other cancers related to exposure to burn pits. The reason these studies are classified is the VA is desperately trying to deny any causative link between previously rare and aggressive cancers and service at bases where burn pits were used.

It is a curiosity that the White House has not countered the accusation that the son of the Vice President received special treatment an ordinary civilian would not, even one with presumably the best insurance money can buy. There hasn’t even been push back trying to claim Beau Biden is entitled to care at a military hospital because of his military service. Perhaps that is because one doesn’t get treatment at a military hospital unless you are either active duty or retired military, which he was not.

The closest to an answer we get is from Walter Reed spokeswoman Sandy Dean, who said the hospital “…often admits individuals as a matter of security precaution...”, referring to the need for higher security required in anticipation of frequent visits of Vice President Biden. This argument seems specious at best as George Washington University Hospital has been the treatment center of choice for Presidents and certainly is accustomed to and practiced at the security precautions necessary to care for the President of the United States.

The location of Walter Reed can't be the reason Biden was admitted there either. George Washington University Hospital is five minutes from the Vice President’s residence on the White House grounds, and that is for normal drivers. In a motorcade with Secret Service escort, stop lights and traffic would make the trip no more than two or three minutes. Walter Reed, on the other hand is more than twenty miles away. Even in a helicopter, it would take more than two or three minutes.

Whatever the reason for Beau Biden’s admittance and treatment at Walter Reed, the speculation continues that Biden’s cancer was related to exposure to the burn pits of Camp Victory. Further, the speculation is that while the VA is working very hard to find ways to deny care to those exposed, medical science, even within the military, is working on treatments for these cancers which are no longer so rare, at least among veterans of our most recent and current wars.

Those who are fighting the burn pit denials are both discouraged and encouraged by two recent events. For years, our government denied our troops were exposed to chemical agents during the first Gulf war. Finally, it was proven some were exposed to Sarin, the deadly nerve gas, when a munitions plant was bombed. This is in keeping with the VA’s continued refusal to acknowledge any connection between military service and brain cancer, even in specific situations where our troops were exposed to Sarin, the deadly nerve gas, during the first Gulf War...

http://www.chicagonow.com/uncommon-sense/2015/06/was-beau-bidens-brain-cancer-caused-burn-pit-exposure-20150607/

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Absolutely! marym625 Oct 2015 #1
Damn right! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2015 #2
More than fucking enough. What the fuck are we gaining? Autumn Oct 2015 #3
KnR! n/t Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #4
I agree. And we should also talk about the unnecessary damage and lives we have taken overseas!!!! darkangel218 Oct 2015 #5
Some are making big $$$$$'s with the MIC with death, destruction and rebuilding. It's gross RKP5637 Oct 2015 #6
Why do you hate President Obama? tularetom Oct 2015 #7
This isn't just about President Obama. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #9
Actually I could not agree more tularetom Oct 2015 #13
I got your point, tularetom Skittles Oct 2015 #17
Probably not going to end until 2naSalit Oct 2015 #8
I Like What You Are Saying About Young People Stopping To Enlist.... global1 Oct 2015 #14
A casualty of raising the minimum wage? sorechasm Oct 2015 #23
I doubt it would work passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #25
I do ponder this 2naSalit Oct 2015 #33
Tuition-free college will be a big driver in lowering enlistment numbers.. Volaris Oct 2015 #48
College is too expensive and there are no more blue-collar jobs to go to. HughBeaumont Oct 2015 #52
I don't believe that would do it. bvar22 Oct 2015 #62
The draft link Roy Rolling Oct 2015 #71
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I think it may be a counter ploy to the Russian move in Syria. kentuck Oct 2015 #11
Or because if the "situation" in Afghanistan goes any further downhill, panader0 Oct 2015 #18
reasoned the same, kentuck hopemountain Oct 2015 #30
If it were left to me I would let Russia see if they can handle jwirr Oct 2015 #40
...and we have done so well in the Middle East. bvar22 Oct 2015 #65
<10k soldiers IS hopemountain Oct 2015 #70
Since you claim to "know" the history of Afghanistan, bvar22 Oct 2015 #72
none that i know of. hopemountain Oct 2015 #73
"the us has neither invaded nor occupied their government"...???!!!! bvar22 Oct 2015 #74
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is the elected President of Afghanistan... EX500rider Oct 2015 #75
We WERE talking history. bvar22 Oct 2015 #77
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Yeah...there are no US Tanks in Afghanistan, bvar22 Oct 2015 #80
"High turnout in Afghanistan elections." EX500rider Oct 2015 #81
Well GOOD!!! bvar22 Oct 2015 #82
ENOUGH- ruffburr Oct 2015 #12
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Hillary would certainly continue playing USA as "World Policeman" Cosmic Kitten Oct 2015 #16
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KnR SammyWinstonJack Oct 2015 #24
Stop the war machine. Start waging peace. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #26
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Institute a draft and the war will end. Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #37
well the last war "ended" by the draft took 58K MisterP Oct 2015 #42
I understand that, Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #43
We would be less likely to go to war on a whim as we do now. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #58
we went from 100,000 troops to 10,000 today. Now plan is down to 5k instead of 1k Sunlei Oct 2015 #38
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The People of Crimea told you so, themselves Demeter Oct 2015 #56
The ones he's killed? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #57
Have you verification? A link? Demeter Oct 2015 #61
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To them we're expendible deutsey Oct 2015 #53
You know the irony? Joe Biden's son Beau went Demeter Oct 2015 #63
I actually thought of him when I wrote this deutsey Oct 2015 #67
K and R bigwillq Oct 2015 #60
The entire World would breathe a sigh of relief... bvar22 Oct 2015 #66
More than 10 years--at least 150! Demeter Oct 2015 #68
It's crazy that DocMac Oct 2015 #69
We need to take the lead in things like creating peace rather than war... Kalidurga Oct 2015 #76
We have always been at war with Eastasia. Glassunion Oct 2015 #79
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