At a time in which we are all being asked to “support our troops”, we have to ask how the Bush administration is “supporting the troops”. Although the official line is that every precaution is taken to protect our soldiers and keep the death toll low, the reality is that war makes a victim of every person who participates in it. All soldiers who experience combat suffer some sort of mental or emotional damage regardless of whether they are physically hurt or not. War brutalizes all involved and breeds callousness among solders toward civilians, exemplified by the marine sniper who, upon killing an Iraqi woman accidentally, commented “the chick got in the way”. And yet the Bush administration, while knowing full well the effect of war on soldiers, is actually cutting government benefits to veterans.
Relevant Articles:
- Znet: So This is What War Looks Like?
- The Times: US Marines turn fire on civilians at the bridge of death
- Veterans for Peace: Support the Warrior Not the War: Give Them Their Benefits!
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