Dear reader, "U.S. troops suicide rate
soars," is a headline of yet another tragic story from the U.S.'s wars, this one
from the Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1208341--u-s-troops-suicide-rate-soars
War brings with it so much devastation, measured in many ways, in
this case, the suicides of so many young soldiers. It is especially
heartbreaking when one thinks of the potential for good these you people had and
now their families are left to bury them and to live with the heartache of their
profound loss.
Meanwhile, Fox News reports: "AP Impact: Almost half of
new vets seek disability." Nearly half of the 1.6 million vets that fought in
Iraq and/or Afghanistan are now seeking disability payments, which is by far a
record percentage for any U.S. wars. But these wars are taking a horrific toll
on the soldiers in this form as well as in being killed and in being severely
injured. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/27/ap-impact-almost-half-new-vets-seek-disability/
Have
we as a people lost our minds? These wars are accomplishing nothing, other than
to enrich some corporate interests. Why are we tolerating these horror shows as
if the lives of everyone involved in the fighting, including the men, women and
children of these nations, don't matter. We must, as people of conscience, cry
out "enough" and do what we can to stop these wars.
Dick
Note: Thank
you to my friend and webmaster Jon Barnes for sharing the Fox News story with
us.
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