Terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base will soon get swine flu vaccines, despite complaints that American civilians should have priority, a military spokesman said Sunday.
Army Maj. James Crabtree, a spokesman for the U.S. jail facility in southeast Cuba, said the doses should start arriving this month, with guards and then inmates scheduled for inoculations.
He acknowledged there may be an "emotional response" from critics who argue that terror suspects should not be allocated swine-flu medications while members of the U.S. public are still waiting due to a vaccine shortage.
But he said U.S. military officials are "responsible for the health and care of the detainee population."
...The top House Republican, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, told CNN's "State of the Union" show on Sunday that he does not agree with the H1N1 vaccination plans for detainees at Guantanamo.
"I don't think it's a good idea. The administration probably didn't think it would be very popular either; that's why they announced it on Friday night," Boehner said.
Outrageous! Terrorists get better care while Americans have to wait due to a shortage of the vaccine. This dovetails with what was written here last week, how Health & Human Services signaled they will donate part of the vaccine supply to foreign nations, and the demand has still not been met in this nation.
Question for the Obama Administration: If this truly is a "national emergency," why didn't you plan for this better? Also, why are you putting terrorists intent on killing Americans ahead of the citizens of this nation?
And all you bedwetting liberals across the nation are screaming like good little sheeple for this type of ineptitude to run the entire healthcare system.
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