Suicides are surging among America's troops, averaging nearly one a day this year — the fastest pace in the nation's decade of war.
The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year far outdistance the U.S. forces killed in action in Afghanistan — about 50 percent more — according to Pentagon statistics obtained by The Associated Press.
The numbers reflect a military burdened with wartime demands from Iraq and Afghanistan that have taken a greater toll than foreseen a decade ago. The military also is struggling with increased sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and other misbehavior.
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We foresaw this, not that anybody listens to a couple old enlisted guys, but we've been saying this is gonna be a problem for generations.
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Those that could do something about it foresaw it as well but they don't give a shit.
... they don't give a shit."
Exactly; because they only see the troops as cannon fodder and deck apes.
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