Originally posted by rainfall
Hmmm....I wonder why the suicide rate is so high......after all, these brave men and women are over there protecting our freedoms from 'the boogie man.'
I do agree the WAR is not one that we NEED to be fighting, but I truly hope your not being a sarcastic BLANK by saying "these brave men and women"? Regardless of the scumbags in DC, these troops should always be supported by their countrymen...
Why would a proud Patriot take their own life??
Because society has changed. Which means the maturity and mindset of soldiers has changed. If you look at the statistics of those who have killed themselves, the majority have less than 2 years of service. The mental strength it takes to serve in combat, far exceeds what your normal citizen could ever endure.
These days kids are raised on video games and truly believe that REAL combat will be like Call of Duty 4! That when wounded you just run to the nearest first aid kit and boom, your healed. They think that their buddy who gets shot will only be dead until the game is over then he can come back to life for round two. Just watch young adults play a "WAR" game on Xbox or PS3 and listen to them, see how they act...its scary how many truly believe that THIS (sitting in your living room) is close to real combat.
Then you have the new college money age of soldiers. Those willing to sign to learn a trade, travel a bit, and at the end of that rainbow sits $30, $40, $50 thousand bucks in college tuition money. They don't sign to serve, they don't sign for honor and duty, they sign because the government has made college damn near impossible for your average joe. Now as much as this is the fault of or government, it is definitly the fault of a young adult who thinks they can serve 4 years, get the cash, and run, without having to be put in harms way at some point.
Things like this is why they are committing suicide! They are not mentally prepared for REALITY. Talk to a 18, 19, or 20 year old young adult these days and you will see, they are NO WHERE near as mature and ready for the evils of this world as they were 20 or 30 years ago.
Maybe the guilt of slaughtering over a million innocent people is finally getting to them....
This could be some of it. Just like my two points above, nothing prepares them for the REALITY of WAR. Killing in a game is NOT like killing for real. As for your estimate of 1 million people being killed by the U.S. and allied forces...you may wanna do some research. The retards blowing themselves up, blowing up cars, and killing their own kind account for quite a bit of that million.
Maybe I'm beginning to see that the military grunts are human after all..
Again that you imply soldiers are grunts and NOT human makes you look like a complete FILL IN BLANK HERE!
