Permanent injuries on American troops from combat in Iraq.?

Question

Ok guys I am disturbed and have a outpouring of compassion for some of these troops that come back with a leg or arm blown off, but theres a few videos Ive seen recently with peoples whole faces, ears, arms, scalp in addition to arms and legs blown off too. These are permanetly SEVERELY disfigured people.

Why is it these people have to have their faces blown off and forever look like that to never have a girlfriend again or a normal life at a young age when some get to go to elitist schools like Yale and Harvard and get jobs that pay 80 grand plus post grad year?

Doesnt it make you mad? Oh but wait...the media reports showing the injuries of the troops are LARGELY suppressed. If people saw their injuries and what they had to go through, I dont think nearly as many republicans would have supported this war.

Just ask yourself...How many congressmen and senators actually have kids who are serving in Iraq.....

Thanks and peace

Answer 1

Well since the average age of congressmen is 59 years old and the average age of senators is 64 years old.

Thats why you don't see many of thier children currently serving.

If thier children had enlisted for 4 years, it on average would have been back around 1990.

And no media reports on what thier children did 17 years ago.

But your right, if the media, daily showed wounded veterans on TV, opinions would quickly change.

Of course, that would be using the wounded veterans, which is never a good thing.

On the other hand, about 1.3% of Congressmen have a child currently in the military, 7 service members, for 535 congressmen.

But the general public, only has 0.6% in the military.

Answer 2

First off, most of those young guys you see serving enlisted after the war had already started. They volunteered for it like I did and we all knew what we were getting into. Thats part of the price of freedom. Secondly, I dont really care what senators and congressmans sons are in the military. I dont really think that would have made a difference in this war in the first place. We were attacked by a ruthless and determined enemy. I would hope as patriotic Americans that the people in the government would stand up and take the fight to the enemy to prevent them from bringing it to our doorstep again.

Most of us who have been deployed have faced either injury or PTSD and we live with it. You dont typically hear us complaining about it on the news because it happend and there is nothing that can be done about it. What I hate is the people who think that it is their business to stand up on our behalf and take up a cause that we dont necessarily support. Do all of us agree on the war, more than likely not. But we do the job because we believe in Freedom and Democracy so much so that we are willing to be maimed or killed to pay the price. It's called Patriotism. It's a since of Honor and Duty.

Answer 3

I have thought about this several times... I know alot of people join the military for education benefits because they werent born with a silver spoon in their mouths, to travel the world, and some are honestly just tried and true, red white and blue blooded americans that have more patriotisim in their little finger than our president does in his whole body.

And I wonder, if opportunities were the same for everyone (everyone could afford to go to Yale or Harvard) what would the military be... and I came to this conclusion... it takes people, rich and poor, male and female, every religion, every race, to make up this country... if opportunities were the same, more than likely alot of people wouldnt join the military and what would happen to our country then?

It does make me mad when I see a report about a fallen soldier or see a marine severly disfigured, but freedom doesnt come free... those men and women did not deserve that, but they did it for our sake! To keep US free, they do it so other dont have to...selfless in nature! If they didnt do it, WHO would? Surely not the kids that go to pedigree schools... and for that, I am not mad...

The "grunts" deserve the opportunities that every "trust fund baby" has, but it will never happen and the best thing we can do for them is to welcome them home and let them ALL know we are proud of them and thank them for everything that they have done.

God bless our troops!

Answer 4

As of 10AM today, there have 12, 754 personnel injured or wounded in Iraq who were not returned to duty within 72 hours. Of that total, about 500 have lost a limb.
The media reports haven't been suppressed. The media haven't bothered to cover it. The media also engages in patently false reporting. Let me cite one example. Through December 1st of 2006, 81% of those medically evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan were suffering from conditions and diseases which were not combat-related. But, you never heard of that before because the media concentrated only on those with graphic injuries. But, not too graphic. They don't want to get pestered by a lot of e-mails and calls from parents whose precious little "snowflakes" were disturbed by the images.
As a retired member of the Navy Medical Department what makes me mad is anyone who uses these injured and wounded personnel for partisan political advantage. Having treated such men and women in the past, it makes me ill that any elected official would use those injured and wounded personnel as a stepping stone for higher office.
We are at war. In war men and women are wounded and some die. That's reality.

Answer 5

Soldiers must be honored for protecting the country from attacks of terrorism by fighting in other countries. Those who have the opportunity to go to Yale or Harvard must give support to the soldiers for the sacrifice.

Answer 6

We make those sacrafices regardless of our outcome for freedom which is more important than Yale, Harvard, or 80K a year.

I have the scars to prove it. I am a republican!