"The health of people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend."
British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, author of the quote, understood this profound truism more than 100 years ago.
That as much as a human right, universal health care is a national security imperative, to say nothing of the moral imperative.
It's time America invests in and takes care of its own, as its Marine Corps has done since the founding of this nation.
We need comprehensive health care reform now, for America's sake. This patriotic plea to do the right thing by all Americans comes to you from a 30-year U.S. Marine.
Gordon Colston
Stafford