Soldiers returning to Iraq after more brief breaks

Story at MSNBC about soldiers returning to Iraq after considerably shorter respites than is sought by military policy. Some brigades are being sent back into the combat zone after being home only 7 months, when there's supposed to be one year's rest after each year deployed.

Why are the soldiers being sent back so quickly? Because there's not enough military personnel to fully accommodate our presence in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. If this administration decides it wants to go to war with Iran, it will get even worse for our men and women in the armed forces.

Just one more indication that our armed forces have become spread too thin through the worst mismanagement of military resources in American history.

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Stomach-turning testimony about Walter Reed makes me wonder...

I just saw about this on the evening news. Here's the link to a story about it.

Here's what I can't help but wonder: after all these years, the U.S. government is just now coming to find out about the HORRIBLE conditions in military hospitals?!

I was hearing bad stories about those places when I was like 5 years old, and have only heard more of the same over the years.

I agree with what expert witness Annette McLeod told the House panel today: if these men and women are going to sacrifice years of their time - and maybe even a lot more - in the service of this country, then they deserve better. Much better.

I'm sorry, I just can't comprehend how come this hasn't been addressed a long time ago already.

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