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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (410688)	8/26/2008 7:25:43 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572471

"Good news for the Democrats, huh?" Only because of the Schadenfreude of it all. The "I told you so" is fun, but doesn't accomplish anything. Because it isn't like you and your compadres will actually learn anything from it.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (410688)	8/27/2008 7:30:46 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572471

The battle within Soldiers who struggle with pained bodies or troubled minds still get deployed, sometimes on crutches or antidepressants, by an Army pressed to fill the ranks in Iraq and Afghanistan. By Erin Emery and David Olinger The Denver Post CHUCK CLAMON \| With a mix of medication prescribed after suffering head and spine injuries in Iraq, the sergeant first class says, I feel helpless. I could care less about actually leaving the house now. (Post \| Andy Cross ) In the weeks before Christmas last year, a brigade of battle-bruised soldiers left Colorado's Fort Carson for its third round of war in Iraq. Sgt. Colin Barton was getting Botox shots in his forehead to kill the relentless pain from a brain injury. Army doctors said he should not wear a helmet — a safety requirement for the flight to Iraq. The Army sent him anyway. Sgt. Joshua Rackley, recovering from his eighth knee surgery, was classified as permanently injured. The Army sent him anyway. Master Sgt. Denny Nelson and Sgt. Joseph Smith didn't have time to recover from predeployment surgeries. Nelson hobbled with crutches; Smith wore a post-surgical boot. Sgt. Tim Graham brought a sleep-apnea machine. Sgt. 1st Class Walter Overton had a shoulder injury and couldn't lift his gear. Spec. Joseph Leon was popping morphine pills to dull the nerve damage to his groin. The Army sent them too. read more............. denverpost.com