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VA Scandal: How a General Lost Command

Too Little, Too Late

On Friday, VA chief Eric Shinseki finally publicly took charge of the scandal engulfing his agency. Three weeks ago, it might have been a campaign plan—instead of a valediction.

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In the closing remarks of a speech made in his final hours as VA Secretary, Eric Shinseki, the former four-star general, finally sounded like an officer in command.

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