11-19-2007, 08:16 AM | #11 | |
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11-19-2007, 02:01 PM | #12 |
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No End in Sight is the name of a documentary movie that just came out on DVD. It goes into the details of how America got into this war, and why it has gone the way it has gone. It is a harrowing look at the war from many perspectives, but it is as depressing as hades. Among the several blunders that could have turned the war in our favor: preventing the looting of Baghdad. The city was near destroyed AFTER the conflict. The dismissal of the Iraqi army - what did we think those thousands of military trained young men were going to do after they lost their jobs and had no way to provide for their families.
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11-19-2007, 10:26 PM | #13 | |
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We watched about an hour of training videos the other day trying to raise the awareness of this among the ranks of soldiers. Unfortunately, many of the soldiers suffering from PTSD see this a sign of weakness and that somehow they are less of a soldier for having these problems. They don't see that all the other guys around them are suffering from the exact same things and they are all afraid that they will get black listed by their command. If they would just see that they are not alone, and that many of the soldiers they work side-by-side with are going through the same thing, they would be able to access a great support group. Steel - Encourage your buddy to go get help through the VA. It is not that big of a hassel especially with all of the media attention surrounding this issue right now. |
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11-19-2007, 10:33 PM | #14 | |
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Personally, I laugh at the pundits (especially those politicians) who call for immediate withdrawl from Iraq. They know damn well that we cannot do that. If we did, the whole region would errupt and destablize. That is why despite multiple opportunites in Congress, they haven't taken the steps to make that happen. They pay lip service to it, to keep the moveon.org-ers happy, but they know they can't leave. That and they don't want to be the party to own defeat in Iraq. Things are turning around over there. I can tell you just from the marked decrease in casualties that we are seeing comming from theatre. This as well as what I am hearing from the guys comming back. It makes me happy to see that Americans hate the war. Everyone should hate the war. I hate it, they guys I see wounded hate it and the people fighting over there hate it. I dread the day when we enjoy war and killing. This was a hallmark of the decline of the Nephite civilizations and a mark of a wicked society. |
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11-19-2007, 10:51 PM | #15 |
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