Yes it sure is a whole other battle at home, isn't it?
This is such a sad situation.
You have soldiers who signed up to fight for their country finding themselves on the wrong end of a big oily stick, with little to no help on how to deal with their demons.
Thanks for highlighting this very serious issue Chris.
How much would it suck if you fought in this bogus war, committed atrocious acts *under orders*, and eventually came to find that maybe what you were doing wasn't so shit hot?
maybe what you were doing "for freedom" was a giant crock of steaming horseshit, and that knowledge is now bearing down so much on your psyche that you just can't take it anymore?
The suffering becomes immense...
The guilt wracks you...
AND
the government that sent you off to fight their war couldn't give a rats ass about you or what you saw, heard, did in Iraq.
How's that for Good Morning America?
Lots to be proud of, huh?
Just so much goodness and cheer to spread around...
Stories like these break my heart. But what can you do?
This is the world we live in.
It's a world where incomprehensible shit goes down on a regular basis. You just shake your head and try to tell yourself that
someone's gotta be keeping score on the other side..someone's GOTTA be...
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
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