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grahamhgreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:37 AM
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2010: More Suicides Than Combat Deaths In Military
"As we approach 10 years of continuous war without accomplishing any of our goals or even getting to a point where the end of those wars are in sight, American soldiers are still dying (although that is seldom reported by the mainstream media any more). Last year, 462 American military personnel were killed in combat. But while that is a tragedy, it is only the tip of the iceberg.

The website Congress.org is reporting that the deaths of soldiers in combat is actually exceeded by the number of people in the United States Military who commit suicide. This has been true for two years in a row now (2009 and 2010). In 2010, there were 468 military suicides reported."

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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:46 AM
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1. Tavis Smiley is interviewing National Security Agent,Peter Bergen, that says they plan
to continue this war until 2014 in Afganistan... He says that Obama has ramped up this war and shows the continuity between the Republican and Democratic party on national security. Says Osama bin Laden getting ready to celebrate his 54 birthday on Feb. 15.
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leftstreet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:52 AM
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2. K&R
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 02:14 AM
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reggie the dog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 04:45 AM
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4. My friend Matt was one of these suicides after coming back from iraq
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grahamhgreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 07:49 AM
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5. My condolences
What's happening to our vets is tragic.
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