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Liberty Star
05-12-2009, 08:25 PM
Sad:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_iraq_shooting_suspect
Meatwasp
05-12-2009, 08:44 PM
Sad:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_iraq_shooting_suspect

He sure had a lot of mental problems. The poor soldiers he killed and their families are the ones I really feel for. What a shame.
V-rod
05-13-2009, 12:11 AM
The coward was abusive to his family too.
dr. hfn
05-13-2009, 12:13 AM
War sux, especially when it's pointless
Pericles
05-13-2009, 09:18 AM
My speculation FWIW, if the guy was a SGT (E-5), he probably reached the max time at that rank before he had to be promoted or leave the service. Notice the point of the article about being processed to leave active duty. With less than 20 years of active duty (he has 15), he would not qualify for retirement.

That could have pushed him over the edge - you take the risk and get no benefit - that would annoy most people.
revolutionisnow
05-13-2009, 01:03 PM
Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War
http://www.amazon.com/Soldiers-Revolt-Resistance-During-Vietnam/dp/1931859272/
Reason
05-13-2009, 04:48 PM
Not hard to believe, I watched 3 guys try to kill themselves in basic and watched another 2 go completely insane resulting in their being shipped off to BAS never to be seen again.
Objectivist
05-13-2009, 05:07 PM
I was expecting a rash of mental breakdowns after Obama had promised a 2500-5000 per month troop draw down in Iraq before the Election, only to flip on that and not have any troops out until "maybe" next year. Remember all those happy kids in cammies getting their pictures taken with the anointed one? They sold their vote for a promise.