{"id":15600,"date":"2009-11-13T12:33:28","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T17:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=15600"},"modified":"2009-11-13T12:34:04","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T17:34:04","slug":"ap-troop-morale-declines-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=15600","title":{"rendered":"AP: troop morale declines in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stars & Stripes<\/a> runs an AP article on declining morale among troops in Afghanistan;<\/p>\n

Both surveys showed that soldiers on their third or fourth tours of duty had lower morale and more mental health problems than those with fewer deployments and an ever-increasing number of troops are having problems with their marriages.<\/p>\n

The new survey on Afghanistan found instances of depression, anxiety and other psychological problems are about the same as they were in 2007. But it also said there is a shortage of mental health workers to help soldiers who need it, partly because of the buildup Obama already started this year with the dispatch of more than 20,000 extra troops.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Is it really surprising, if it’s true? The media reports only the bad aspects of the war while ignoring the gains, the President can’t bother himself to actually make a decision about how to end this conflict, Congress virtually ignores the troops while they focus on a domestic agenda and buying patronage. <\/p>\n

I remember jerk-assing around before Desert Storm while the politicians kicked us back and forth. COB6 and I were 15 km. inside of Iraq nine days before the ground war began when we got jerked out while the politicians gave each other reach-arounds. The Iraqis took advantage of the opportunity to fire a couple of Frog missiles at us while we were going back to Saudi Arabia – they didn’t hit any of us, but it certainly made us feel like we were retreating.<\/p>\n

That kind of horseshit plays with troops minds – they want to win, they don’t want be pawns in a tug-of-war of egos and agendas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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