Reply #2: I think many soldiers who have been severely wounded/maimed cannot [View All]

[Divernan]

bear the additional psychological pain of facing the fact that they died for Bush's lies and the blood-soaked profits of Cheney's corporate cronies. About the only way to bear losing all your hopes and dreams of a normal life is to believe you made a sacrifice for a noble cause. I saw this dramatized on an episode of ER, where a severly scarred, wounded vet told the doctors, we gave a lot of people freedom. Over time, as they adjust to their drastically altered lives, if they CAN face the reality of the Iraq War, I think they will be very strong and effective advocates against political and corporate warmongers.

They need a very high level of medical and psychological support and care. I hope the Congress can be shamed into beefing up the VA programs, but it hasn't happened yet.