What on earth are our troops still doing in Afghanistan and Iraq? What is the strategy? What is the end game?
We clearly do not have sufficient combat troops on the ground to defeat or contain the Taliban and many of our so called NATO allies will only send cooks or drivers into safe areas. The actual fighting and dying is being largely left to the Americans, British, Canadians and Australians. Furthermore the extended and largely unprotected border between Afghanistan and Pakistan allows the Taliban to enter and leave the country at will. They fight and run away, only to return to fight another day. There is no military solution to these countries' problems. Troop casualties will continue to rise in this war of attrition until someone sees sense in the White House and in 10 Downing Street.
I for one am not holding my breath.
One soldier's anguish
Difficulty of getting right diagnosis of PTSD and TBI is highlighted here.
We are able to begin Listening for Stress using novel software
Remember me! I am coming home soon to heal my Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with your help.
Soldiers get PTSD after a very close call for a convoy called an IED, (Improvised Explosive Device.)
Making a bold statement with mere words. Few hear or ever see carefully crafted acts of defiance!
Dr. Karen Seal, of UCSF's Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry, discusses the current PTSD issues
While Air Force One gets tagged, another plane goes down, the stress begins when one ejects
We know that many other soldiers and airmen die a 'hero', suffering badly from Post Traumatic Stress
The Coming Home Project Video
Iraq war veterans accuse US military of coverups of civilian murders
Back for another tour of stress filled duty, Danish troops in Afghanistan face fierce resistance
Back in the UK non-profit organisations are gearing up for helping our returning coalition forces
Despite, the many ways of treating PTSD, few seek treatment at all, despite suicidal tendencies
Here is what is it like to have PTSD!
One more boring day in Iraq is interrupted by a deadly IED (an Improvised Explosive Device)
PTSD can be healed by Integrative Medicine alongside conventional psychotherapy
Ayervedic medicine has a role in helping heal PTSD holistically.
If the ever present enemy doesn't get you, your buddy sure will!
U.S. Department of Labor's online resource to help employment of veterans with (TBI) and (PTSD)
A close call like this is an everyday experience for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
Not just men are stricken with PTSD as rape is common among female members of the armed forces
The horrors of war in Iraq and Afghanistan will not stop as more anguish starts when they return
Insurgents will be ambushing soldiers for a very long time to come but are we ready for their PTSD?
Traumatic Brain Injuries and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders are VERY real indeed!
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