Bill O'Rights

I am not trying to draw you into a pissing contest. I just want to make certain that I know what you're trying to accomplish here. And, frankly, I'm still not certain. You hover around this thread, dropping "torture bombs", in what I can only assume is an attept to misdirect the tone of the thread. You "assume" that they are mentaly ill because they are forced to aschew the civilities of life that you and I can take for granted. It's awfully easy to sit in the comfort of your living room, in front of a computer screen, and denounce all that is wrong. I submit that they are coming home in the condition that they are because they've seen their friends blown to kingdom come. They walk each day not knowing if the next breath they take is going to be thier last. They're over there not for one tour. Not for two tours. But for three and four consecutive tours. Do not tell me that that's not going to take a psychological toll.

Then...the wounded are brought back to an underfunded system that cannot cope with them. The military purposely underrates their disabilities in order to save a few bucks. The VA is under staffed and underfunded. It's a crisis. So, if you want to talk about "war crimes", I see this as a crime. Our troops have earned and deserve better treatment than this. But, that's all OK. As long as we all still have our little yellow "I Support Our Troops" ribbon stuck to the back of our cars. But then again, I suppose that's why they were magnets. Temporary. Just like our actual support.

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