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Iraq war veterans struggle to adapt in the US - 20 Sep 08



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War veterans make up almost a quarter of the homeless population in the United States.
The US Department of Veteran Affairs estimates that about 30,000 of those are veterans from the Iraq War.
Al Jazeera's Sebastian Walker reports there is growing concern that they are facing a more serious post traumatic stress disorder symptoms than those who served in the Vietnam War.


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Actually im not gay ... ( 10 months ago by djguy100)
Actually im not gay, but thanks for asking. And yes you are right too about the UK troops. The government here fucks them over too by giving them shit equipment, shit care when they come home injured and all the same shit as the US does. Most people join the military because they believe all this shit about "Serving your country" No its serving the goals of the private unelected elite, not your country. If every single solider stood up and said no i refuse to fight the elite would be fucked.
And i bet that all ... ( 10 months ago by djguy100)
And i bet that all of your friends that came back and probably wished they had listened to you.
You must not have ... ( 10 months ago by F150draggin22s)
You must not have read much of what I said...what I said was don't fuckin say all Veterans...just because I fought in the war doesn't mean I support it..I served so I can get paid to go to college...so what I suggest is just don't fuckin comment anything again if your just goin to dis-respect people. Just because a person serves doesn't mean they are evil you fuckin idiot. Just live your life...nothing you can do to stop the "Elite" we will be dead by the time anything happens so stfu.
"Don't fuckin ... ( 10 months ago by djguy100)
"Don't fuckin comment anything again if your just goin to dis-respect people"
Respect has to be earned, it is not something that is given freely. And some people (ie: Easily led sheeple) dont deserve any more respect than i would give a severely dumb animal.
Respect doesn't ... ( 10 months ago by F150draggin22s)
Respect doesn't have to be earned....it's something you should give anybody.and everybody until that person dis-respects you. And sorry the government is not tryin to take over the world and make us slaves....life is about money and that's all there tryin to do is make more money...who cares is America is getting oil...I honestly don't care..like I said live your life unless you plan on trying to take over the elite which I doubt you are...if you are then what are you doing on here?
it's a little more ... ( 10 months ago by qweqqweqbt)
it's a little more complicated than that. the fucking bullshit some of these guys go through is so confusing. it's kind of like getting lost at see without a compass and trying to find your way back to land while at the same time there's a fucking leak and u keep having to bail out water to keep your ship afloat. and also there's sharks swimming around and for some reason the hole in the ship keeps reapearing every time u fix it! it's pretty crazy man. :(
actually UK is ... ( 10 months ago by Toronto2245)
actually UK is doing a good job. Their not raping iraqi girls and slaughtering their family... UK, Canadian, French all of them are doing great jobs in iraq and afghanistan except for america.... They just bomb the fuck outa everywhere and claim theyve killed terrorists
Nice comments man.. ... ( 10 months ago by Toronto2245)
Nice comments man.. These americans are doing CRAP in these countries get the fuck out!
are you stupid ... ( 10 months ago by Toronto2245)
are you stupid respect has to be earned... People go hunting and they respect the animals they kill??? HELL NO they just shoot the hell outa it... If you respected that animal why would you kill it... Fucktard
Animals are for ... ( 10 months ago by F150draggin22s)
Animals are for food. And this has nothing to do with animals...it has to do with respecting people no matter if you never met the person or it's the first time meeting them...if you believe respect has to be earned then you must be a very hated person. That means you never say thank you to the stranger who rang you up at the store...you never say excuse me to a stranger if you need to get by. Respect doesn't have to be earned kid.
no were helping. ... ( 10 months ago by SpartanW98)
no were helping. giving them freedom. if we wanted oil. we would have it
Ya... 1million ... ( 10 months ago by Toronto2245)
Ya... 1million innocent dieng doesnt really sound like freedom
no 77 thousand dead ... ( 10 months ago by SpartanW98)
no 77 thousand dead. from islamic terrorist suicide bombings mostly.
quit talking out of ur ass
and? u think they ... ( 10 months ago by Toronto2245)
and? u think they do suicide bombs to hurt their people? Idiot??? use ur mind a little fuck? Their trying to kill soldiers fagget... god how retarded do you get... if canada was overtaking usa or something there would be thousands of idiots with bombs strapped to their chest trying to "defend their country"
"if we wanted oil, ... ( 8 months ago by lovelovehatehate57)
"if we wanted oil, we would have it"
"we" is the people who started the war, the elite, who have it. the soldiers don't get it, but the rich people who sent them there, they get the oil. we also have the pipeline in afghanistan, that sends oil from the middle east, to russia and china.
we control who's "allowed" to be voted into iraqi government. if the people vote for an anti-american president, we don't allow it. that's not democracy. we haven't even given them democracy.
How is america ... ( 7 months ago by sks78601)
How is america bring freedom , by GUNS?
mAYb THN yous shood ... ( 7 months ago by sks78601)
mAYb THN yous shood here their stories not kill other muslim for the someone else's crime .
USA is now the ... ( 7 months ago by dave777blaster)
USA is now the third world
the Vietnam war knocked the US dollar off of the gold backing
this war will leave the American middle class
in Barrio in the third world.
In the end America will lose this war like they lost in Vietnam .
It is too bad that the lessons of history is too painful for America to look at let alone learn from.Perhaps this is the reason for the war to bring America down into the third world.
tell me about it, i ... ( 7 months ago by LK5150360)
tell me about it, i know your comment was 5 months ago, but where was the love and support when i came home 5 years ago damn near? I did 3 tours in that piece of shit hellhole, and nobody, not even my own family would bother to try to reach out my way, despite all the signs being there eg: isolation, food deprivation, nocturnal activity until sunrise, bad dreams, mood swings, I got no fucking help, I self medicated and created my own path. Many can do this, but most will die trying. be strong.
This whole war on ... ( 7 months ago by Legolasas26)
This whole war on terror is a fraud, its a farce. American goverment is run by group of dominant bankers who print dollars for US goverment, they put interest rates on every dollar, and that means for every dollar you get youll have to pay it back later, and where does the dollar to pay for the interest come from? It can only come from the central banks again. And this in the long run creates SLAVERY, this has been happening since 1913, from 1913, america wasnt a free nation anymore, look it up.
Look up "Full ... ( 7 months ago by Legolasas26)
Look up "Full interview with Aaron Russo" on youtube. Its a good video that explains why the goverment used to 9/11 to scare the crap out of the american people so they would have a reason to go to Afghanistan and Iraq. Its not a simple minded conspiracy theory crap.
Help educate young ... ( 6 months ago by cammmodotorg)
Help educate young people considering service in the U.S. military about the vast disparity that exists between the true lifestyle of a U.S. Soldier and the lifestyle they will see portrayed in Army ads, recruiting offices, sponsorships, and video games. Today's U.S. Army is broken- relying on moral conduct waivers to maintain enlistment numbers while barracks fall into further disrepair, suicides skyrocket and stop-lossed troops see their fourth, fifth and sixth tours. Support CAMMMO.
@Legolasas26 As for ... ( 1 month ago by bantermelon)
@Legolasas26 As for that. I personally have no believe in that conspiracy rubbish. Just because a veteran says it doesnt make it true. I dont agree with the war.
I will be totally ... ( 2 weeks ago by ctrackmonger)
I will be totally honest, when employers ask if you had prior service, most ask if you went to war!!! Because of that reason many employers won't hire Vets. Just a personal opinion I put together from first hand experiences!!!



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