July 28, 2005


A Headline to remember...

From CNN tonight:

Army: Mental ills worsen after troops return

A survey of troops returning from the Iraq war found 30 percent had developed mental health problems three to four months after coming home, the Army's surgeon general said Thursday.

The problems include anxiety, depression, nightmares, anger and an inability to concentrate, according to Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley and other military medical officials.

A smaller group, usually with more severe cases of these symptoms, is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

With the shortfalls in VA funding, the 1600 Crew not wanting to admit there's a problem and the piss-poor recruiting for the next wave of cannon-fodder for the Chickenhawk Neo-cons Excellent Adventure, you have to start wondering,

When's the D-R-A-F-T? Because I don't know about you, but I doubt that Operation Mid-Term Retreat is going to be a rousing success. Preznit Utterly Incapable has not proven a deft hand at much other than sliming opponents, gathering the wrath of the free world, sending my grandchildren into enternal debt bondage so his kiddies can inherit the family's stolen wealth tax-free someday and pretty much crushed the reputation of the United States for oh, say, the next five decades or so.

So he's got that going for him. Stop by again, and I'll tell you how I really feel about Beloved Leader.

Returning troops with mental health issues do not good photo-ops make. Thus spake Rove. Sorry, no Bunnypants for you.
posted by Jo Fish on 07.28.05 at 10:31 PM





Comments:

I applied for and recieved an application to serve on the draft board. According to loyal Republican FIL the draft is a fantasy dreamed up by liberals. I rubbed his face in it and told him he's damn lucky he's too old to be drafted.

 posted by: gus on 07.29.05 at 12:27 AM [permalink]

I keep telling Gordon, he and I are gonna be turning wrenches in some motor pool in Kuwait.

 posted by: The Fixer on 07.29.05 at 05:45 AM [permalink]

Why is it that even when CNN and most any other media sources report a truly chilling, unacceptable statistic like this (more than 30% of the troops returning from Iraq suffer from war-related stress), do they not add 2 + 2 to get 4? Why can't CNN and its ilk gather even the minimum level of courage required to say that all together, the info from Iraq and and on the "home front" adds up to just plain BAD news? Why don't they just say it: the emperor has no clothes and looks absolutely ridiculous.

 posted by: Nina on 07.29.05 at 04:19 PM [permalink]

I have a son in the National Guard, and a daughter-in-law in the Regulars. She was deployed lasy year, and, thankfully, returned home safe and sound in February.

I consider the draft a pretty good thing to revive.

Meanwhile, I carry a pocket-full of business cards from Army recruiters. I give them to people with big yellow ribbons on their SUV's, or that Bush/Limbaugh smirk on their faces.

It's amazing how fast the smirk drains away when I hand them the card.

 posted by: John on 07.31.05 at 12:37 AM [permalink]

The emporer wears a blue dress...

we're all wearing the blue dress now.

 posted by: Mr.Murder on 07.31.05 at 12:30 PM [permalink]


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