Comments on: The Military's Showdown Over PTSD

Battle Between The Old School And New School Methods For Handling Troops' Mental Health

[xcopper61]

9/11=Afghanistan; Saudi Arabia; Osama; Al Qaeda

Oil+Money Israel More greed lies=Iraq (No 9/11)

Xcop....Don''''t use 9/11 to justify the war in Iraq. You sound like Rudy and Cheney


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Posted by apprxam

Unfortunately this allows so little space for arguments/debates..Is there a forum we csn that this to where we don''t have to cut to 1500 characters it makes it very hard to follow...I don''t use 9/11 to justify the Iraqi War..Remember Congress..They saw the same intelligence that President Bush did..They approved the war so don''t blame him for this..

[xcopper61]

Redo sorry my dog threw her tennis ball on the keyboard and hit the insert key...

Thank you for your service...I was a kid when Vietnam was in full play...You hit it right on the head...Shame on these people that treated you soldiers the way they did when when you made it home. They make me SICK...Your a hero..I lost people that lived in the neughborhood I grew up in..You deserved to step foot on this countries soil as the heros that you are...Not being denegrated for following orders and protecting this country

[xcopper61]

JEGibbons
I am a Viet Nam Combat Veteran.
The PTSD I suffer, if any, is from all the do-gooder, propagandists on the left who don''''t give a real care for a single man or women in uniform, its all rhetoric. Go pay a visit to a VA Hospital.

Those WHO THEMSELVES have NEVER SERVED but who continually spew HYPOCRISY as if these soldiers were THEIR FIRST priority when in TRUTH given the opportiunity to serve they did and would flee.

I feel for these soldiers. I was one. Let us take care of our own.

The rest of you PHONIES should go back and hunker down in your doomsday shelters.


Thank you for your service...I was a kid when Vietnam was in full play...You hit it right on the head...Shame on these people that treated you soldiers the way they did when when t SICK...Your a hero..I lost people that lived in thehey returned from Vietnam..You deserved to step foot on this countries soil as the heros that you are...

[xcopper61]

And floyd if you think for one minute Iraq was innocent in any of the Muslum attacks against this country you are a fool....

[xcopper61]

FLOYDZEPP.......I am an ex-cop because I was hurt in the line of duty...I have plates and acrews in my neck and pain every day of my life...TELL ME...What have you done with your life...I worked low income houseing, I''ve been shot at, I have stopped short of killing 3 people, I have been in fights almost every night, I was in the middle of a full blown riot...If I could stand the pain I would be out on the streets rigtht now..My neurosurgeon REFUSED to send me back to the streets..And btw I am a female I an 5''3 and weigh about 110 lbs and I have never hesitated to jump in a fight, help a stranger or a cop...So tell me your life story..

[usbrit-2009]

What would happen if somebody threw a war and nobody came. Who said that? I know it''ll never happen, but it''s a nice thought.

I''ve never been to war, had an uncle who was a WWII vet from Dunquerque and my grand father fought and almost died on the Somme. Neither of them ever talked about their war experiences. Both my parents grew up in England during WWII and remember the Blitz. PTSD has been around for ever in various guises. In WWI it was shell shock (they shot people at dawn for that one - on both sides); WWII - battle fatigue; only since Viet-Nam has it been recognised as PTSD. I''ve heard legions of stories about the VA''s inadquacy, mostly from Viet-Nam Vets (and I see a remarkable number on these boards; my thanks for your service abd your sacrifices) but now more and more from Gulf War Vets. I cannot believe that this government will not stand by their men to try and improve things. The whole veteran community should be behind the work of Ms. Piccard and her organization. For the likes of demslie and the other two or three equally deranged individuals of the ilk may I suggest that you follow Woody Allen''s famous words "I was declared 5H - in time of war, I''m a hostage." That way you''d be out of sight, out of mind and allowing some useful work to be done by people currently in that position.

[mjvw2]

This is what we all have to look forward to when we have government health care.

[makemyday2da]

Unfortunately, my oldest son is one of the stastics here. We have been fighting the USMC for over two years to get him the help he needs. My son did not ask to go to Iraq for he enlisted in 1999. He served honorably for his 4 years and come home when his enlistment was up. But six months later, he was called back and sent to Iraq. This has destroyed his life and I think it''s criminal they way he and so many others have been mistreated by our own government! He attends weekly support groups with other ''victims''. He was in the hospital just two weeks ago for his mental problems (PTSD). After he was returned from Iraq, in addition to the PTSD (which at first they accused him of faking!) he was diagnosed with Bi-Polar I (more serious form of bi-polar) which NEVER surfaced prior to Iraq. Therefore, it''s a "preexisting personality disorder" and denies the vets their benefits. But they picked the wrong guy to ''pick on'' because we''ll fight it all the way to the White House if need be. We, as his family, believe in him and his integrity. My parents have spent tens of thousands of dollars in legal and medical fees and we will not fold under any circumstances. However, my son often feels hopeless for his own case - but will do what it takes to help others in the same dilemma. This administration is SHAMEFUL!

[taddles-2009]

"My heart goes out to the men and women of the Iraq wars.

Posted by newsreader2 at 11:08 AM : Apr 18, 2008"



Nicely put.

Our Government an our Military has got to stop treating our soldiers as expendable commodities. They serve without question, they deserve respect and help when they get home not derision and indifference. The Government can spend 2 Billion a day fighting in Iraq, it can afford to spend a few bucks at home helping those who served.

[taddles-2009]

"As a "Nam vet, I recall our soldiers being portrayed as a bunch of drug-addicted psychopaths, while traitors like JohnKerry told the Congress we were a bunch of baby killers.

Posted by exaag at 10:03 AM : Apr 18, 2008"


IF you were a Nam vet and IF you are a prosecutor you''re a f**king disgrace to the uniform and to the legal profession. I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of Vets of every war to say a vehement F**K YOU!