US war woe: Suicide kills more soldiers than combat
When guns fall silent and ceasefires are agreed, wars live on in the
minds of the men and women who fought them. And a killer still stalks
them, more deadly than the enemies they once faced.
Being in a conflict environment is killing US soldiers. But surprisingly, the biggest killers are not enemy combatants.
For
the second year in row, more US soldiers killed themselves than were
killed in combat. In 2010, 468 soldiers took their own lives, compared
to 462 killed in fighting..... MORE
Source: RT.com
URL: http://rt.com/news/us-soldiers-suicide-combat-487/
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buti nga konti lang kayong namamatay na mga amerikanong sundalo kayo. ang pinapatay ninyo directly and indirectly sa utos ng 1% sa pamahalaan ninyo milyon milyon nang mamamayan ng ibang lahi/bansa. konting karma lang iyang suicide statistics ninyo....pero sa kabilang banda, ibig sabihin may konsenya kayo kaya lang eh bakit kasi ninyo sinusunod the evl 1% (those in/with pol. power/influence in particular)
"“The laws of decency don't apply to soldiers in combat and when you go back to having to apply those laws to yourself all the time that, for many, leads either to the grave or to jail,” he explains.
"An average of 18 veterans per day commit suicide and many more attempt it. Last year, 20 per cent of America’s 30,000 suicides was a soldier or veteran."
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