Endless Warhawks Complaint of Federal Deficits Like Arsonists Griping They Smell Smoke in the Neighborhood

Posted on 9/1/2010 by Liberty Pulse with 0 comments

Endless Warhawks Complaint of Federal Deficits Like Arsonists Griping They Smell Smoke in the Neighborhood

At least 14 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan over the past few days.

We learned on Saturday that our so-called partner in this forlorn war, Hamid Karzai, fired a top prosecutor who had insisted on, gasp, fighting the corruption that runs like a crippling disease through his country.

Time magazine tells us that stressed-out, depressed and despondent soldiers are seeking help for their mental difficulties at a rate that is overwhelming the capacity of available professionals. What we are doing to these troops who have been serving tour after tour in Afghanistan and Iraq is unconscionable.

Time described the mental-health issue as