DISQUS

Every single DoD employee learns what we can and can't shoot. We even have annonymous avenues to persue if we are ordered otherwise. We ALL know the rules of engagement and that "just following orders" will never hold in court. Anyone intentionally killing a non combatant is a criminal.

So no worries for your fam and friends. If this guy really had all these issues, we have tons of people on this base to talk to. It sounds to me that he was homesick after seeing the fam and didn't want to go back. Also, I am pretty sure he is still eligible for med. Enerits just not thru the VA.

Is this an anti-American site or something? I was just trying to read up on the war and now I have a stress disorder. Are you going to care for me?

I think that is because they are not really true tactics. As an Iraqi vet I never saw or heard of any of this except from the media and senseless bloggers.

I have shaken hands with Iraqi citizens who appreciated us. They now have the freedom to totally disrespect their country just as this blogger does. The three units of each over 600 people in which I have served, I never heard anyone regret being there. Most were proud to give others the freedoms we enjoy. So don't confuse the soldier with the government.

It is odd they would send him back. I know guys who begged to go and had to wait for dental work to be done. Maybe he overstated his condition to the media. Has anyone seen paperwork suggesting his condition was known about?