WMD Wasn’t Pre-existing. But PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury?


	WMD Wasn’t Pre-existing. But PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury?

sahara

10-2-2007 2:51 PM

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iraq war, troops

sahara says:

This isn’t about insurance companies or HMOs, but about the US military and its abuse of the soldiers it recruited and trained. Our heroes in identifying and combating this abuse of power are Kit Bond, (R-CT) and Barack Obama (D-IL). Send a letter (or call) to your representative, or straight to the white house, do not let them get away with this!

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