Soldiers' Nightmares May Not End When They Leave Iraq

The Washington Post is reporting that the US govt. may not have enough money to take care of soldiers returning from the Iraq War who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In a recent posting, I covered this issue from the perspective of John Murtha's proposal to withdraw troops from Iraq.

What this Post article does not cover are the social and economic costs associated with the numbers of veterans who eventually become homeless. As numerous studies show, nearly half of the homeless today are Viet Nam veterans. Recent news accounts have shown that a similar phenomenon is occurring among Iraq War veterans.