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Originally posted by Xaphan
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic
If we had the ability to give unlimited stars, my index finger would be worn down to a bloody stump right now.
This is exactly the same thing doctors do. "Here, just shut up and take this. Stop bothering me."
So instead of getting them real psychological help, they just give them something to snort that will temporarily make them feel better. Also, wouldn't this have the potential to become addictive after extended use?
Originally posted by Ex
Rather than suicide, I wish these men would tell what is really going on over there.
I would love some books from some soldiers, like in Vietnam,
the press corp was right there in the trenches.
getting their stories
The military now has press agents that I am sure , like the media in general ,
only tell what they want us to hear.
I truely think that these young American men are doing things that they cannot justify,
even in their own minds!
They know they cannot come back with these things on their conscience, and then they choose suicide.
Write my young heroes, write it all down, and bring the truth home with you!!
Originally posted by Bilk22
I'm thinking, along with a giant enema, everyone in Washington should have this stuff blown up their nose. Maybe they too will come back to reality.
Originally posted by loam
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
I want them to LIVE and BE HAPPY without taking drugs.
Maybe drugs is EXACTLY what they need.
I've been working on an interesting theory that just struck me the other day when I was reading about these suicide rates.
I'll edit this post shortly and explain more fully...
Originally posted by davolobos
Most of these suicides are related to tours of duty in Afghanistan. They aren't allowed to carry enough ammo to shoot the bastards dead. Too many rules in place to "protect" the "civilians" who are helping the taliban. They have to sleep with someone on watch as a Guardian Angel to make sure no Afghans get in there and shoot them up. And the same Afghans they are training are only waiting for an opportunity to pop a shot into one of them.
Afghanistan is a backwards ass country that does not wish to be modernized. They want to continue to live like its back in the 7th century. Its time to leave that damn place but before we do we need to implement the air assault with foliage spray to permanently wipe out those damn poppy flowers that the Afghans use to produce highly concentrate Opium.
Originally posted by Chauserable
So the headline of this dubious article states that the spray has already been issued to troops.......
And the article finishes with this paragraph.................
Researchers plan to run a full battery of trials over the next few years, and hopefully put the spray not only in the hands of soldiers, but civilians as well.
You will note : over the next few years
An article that contradicts its own title in the final paragraph is clearly not too reliable