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Suicides by US soldiers and war veterans surge

wsws.org — Among the tragic consequences of the explosion of American militarism has been the sharp rise in the suicide rate of active duty and veteran US soldiers. Traumatized by what they have witnessed and forced to do in Iraq and Afghanistan, and provided with inadequate health care resources, an increasing number of veterans have opted to take their live

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  • adanac, on 12/15/2007, -0/+1So THAT's what Bush meant by a "surge" ? Doh!

    Does it occur to anyone that, even if you still support these illegal wars and all the money and lives presently pissed away on them, that even those not killed or wounded in battle are going to come back seriously mentally ill and /or terminally ill from radiation poisoning caused by depleted uranium munitions, untested vaccines etc (and kicked to the curb)?

    Who is going to be around to defend America when America comes under major attack? (which is going to happen if Demopublican Coalition have their way). Just a thought.

    Support the troops. Surge them home !

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