Are You Really Surprised?

Thursday or Friday a report was released from the military looking at "Battlefield Ethics" and the relationship to the stress that American soldiers have been under in Iraq. Given that their deployments have been extended multiple times and they are constantly exposed to violence and serious danger, what did they think would happen to our soldiers.

Another disturbing trend is the "Sexual Assault and PTSD Experienced by Military Women". This is yet another example of how our soldiers are being damaged by the war. If you want to read The New York Times article "The Woman's War" by Sara Corbett. You won't see this information talked about on MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS or other news shows. It gives an amazing aspect to the war which I had not considered.

It's easy for Bush and people in the Pentagon to say that deployments are going to be extended. The results are terribly sad. It is an unthinkable toll and a source of great suffering for many. This just lends one more reason to bring our soldiers home. We need to help them after this sad process and take part in their healing.

If you would like to read all the Mental Health Reports from the military, you can view them at the Army Medicine website.

// Jaye Morris, Curator
// digitalZENDO.com