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7. It is worse than that. There are no free resources coming our way.

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 05:52 AM

Feb 2013

I read a number foreign news sources in English, and a common line of thought is that we aren't trying to be "nice" by not looting resources, we are just the worst imperialists in history.

Destroy from air...invade....attempt to rebuild.....throw trillions of monopoly money at it....leave....anyone indigenous who helped us is killed.

It's ok though, because nothing can possibly go wrong with a bunch of mentally damaged 20 year old kids coming home who would be stigmatized if they came forward with their problem.

Makes me sick, sorry.

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U.S. Army To Build Soldier "Resilience" To Fight Suicides, Violence [View all] Purveyor Feb 2013 OP

Maybe the plans could include House of Roberts Feb 2013 #1

Pay-scale has nothing to do with it. Socal31 Feb 2013 #6

Pay may have something to do with it JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2013 #8

Could be a minor factor, but they made un-taxed combat money with nowhere to spend it. Socal31 Feb 2013 #10

Pray the PTSD Away BlueStreak Feb 2013 #2

Good. musical_soul Feb 2013 #3

Four and five tours of duty...no wonder. Now they want to train soldiers to basically be heartless judesedit Feb 2013 #4

It is worse than that. There are no free resources coming our way. Socal31 Feb 2013 #7

You could just stop the wars... Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #5

Thanks for sharing Ash_F Feb 2013 #9

+1 docgee Feb 2013 #11

Thank your for your service, anyway. bemildred Feb 2013 #14

Family life and relationships are continually strained or broken apart TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #12

What's that? You say morale sucks? How could that happen? bemildred Feb 2013 #13