Thursday, January 31, 2008

Army suicides soar

Back in 2001 - before the Iraq War - the U.S. Army reported only 52 suicides. But in 2005, the Army was up to 87 suicides. In 2006, it was 102. And the suicide tally for last year (if they're all confirmed) is 121 - over twice what it was before the war.

It shows how this war has taken its toll not just in the form of instant fatalities from roadside bombs and the like, but also in the form of slowly shattering soldiers' minds. Think what fighting for years in a war would do to you.

Bush's war hasn't only killed thousands of troops from physical injuries but hundreds more by driving them to suicide.

(Source: http://www.kypost.com/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=982b3692-6947-4715-9855-1788d0ae3698)

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