The demoralization of our military by Obama. Very sad
Isn’t it touching that Kristof cares so deeply for these 6 - 7 thousand military folks who commit suicide yet cares not at all about the thousands and thousands of unborn his fellow lefties abort each year.
“A Veteran’s Death, the Nation’s Shame”
Wrong.
This nation’s shame is that Obama is the CIC. This nation’s shame is that the New York Times is still published. This nation’s shame is that Nicholas D. Kristof, Leftist scum, has any readership at all.
So Kristof is sympathetic to the military, and shows it by bashing it and portraying veterans as crazed or mentally ill killing machines?
(Disclaimer: I try to avoid clicking on links that go to the NY Times because I don't believe in financially supporting the enemy, so I have not actually read the entire article.)
Prayers offered up.
Somehow, I seriously doubt that it really was the same kind of gun.
The same sort of hysteria about veterans was published widely for years after of the Vietnam War. To see how accurate those accounts were, see the book "Stolen Valor" by B.G. Burkett. Same BS, different war.
The Iraq wars and the Afghanistan war are taking a huge toll because of suicide. The problem is finding these guys and finding out why.
One thing they just found out is that the drug they were using for malaria, mefloquine, was causing mental problems in 1/3, 1/3, of the users.
The military just switched drugs.
I want to know if this drug stays in the system like LSD.
Suicide and depression can be treated, if you know anyone who needs help, call any of the phone numbers found at all the military branch sites.
So many of the vets at risk are in hiding. We need to find them.
I hope someone, somewhere looks at the stats in this piece to see if they are accurate or not.
Horse manure.
From VETERANS TODAY Website:
“The VA estimates that about 18 veterans commit suicide every day, but this statistic is based on limited data. Only 16 states submit the cause of death among veterans and the VA relies on 3-year-old data for its reports.”
More often than not Kristof and the Times are full of sh*t. So is the Army Times which is owned by Gannett.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/11/02/a-veteran-commits-suicide-every-80-minutes/
They pulled this same crap regarding Vietman. According to their so-called figures there are none of us left. We’ve all killed ourselves.
“He said he slept with his gun over there, and he needed it here,”
Doesn’t everyone?
I’d buy an M-14 but they are pricey
and they won’t sell me claymores.