Supporting the troops ...

Not. Via UL, we find that stateside employers don't want to give jobs to vets of the 'War on Terra'.

WASHINGTON - Strained by war, recently discharged veterans are having a harder time finding civilian jobs and are more likely to earn lower wages for years, partly because of employer concerns about their mental health and overall skills, a government study says.

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No shit. I know guys who still haven't gotten over Vietnam. It's not like the military is any help:

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"The military has worked on assisting service members in completing and translating their skills to match equivalent civilian job descriptions; however, training for marketability may require much more preparation than having the ability to improve a resume," the VA study said.

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Yeah, well I say horseshit:

A document from the Department of Veterans Affairs contradicts an assertion made by the Army surgeon general that his office did not tell VA officials to stop helping injured soldiers with their military disability paperwork at a New York Army post.

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Now, NPR has obtained a four-page VA document that contradicts the surgeon general's statement to McHugh. It was written by one of the VA officials at Fort Drum on March 31, the day after the meeting. The document says Col. Becky Baker of the Army Surgeon General's office told the VA to discontinue counseling soldiers on the appropriateness of Defense Department ratings because "there exists a conflict of interest."

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Yeah, run 'em through the Catbox four or five times and then turn 'em loose with minimal benefits (going as far as to collude with the VA to deny those benefits). Don't offer them any help and then expect them to deal with the world again. When employers hear that 120 killings were committed by 'WoT' vets after they got home, when they hear the military won't give the vets mental health benefits, how the hell is an employer supposed to react to the guy looking for a job after he spent 4 tours in Iraq? I've dealt with my own PTSD and while I'd give a vet a chance, you can bet I'd keep a close eye on him for signs he was getting twitchy. I know how I was when I really didn't give a shit about anything but stopping the dreams and I've lost a couple jobs because of it.

It's time to get out of Iraq, period.