Unreported casualties of the war in Iraq

This is for those who say, "A thousand dead and five thousand injured isn't that bad for a war..."

"U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi said Tuesday that the violent guerrilla tactics used by insurgents in Iraq will take a considerable toll on the mental health of troops, resulting in a lifetime of disability payments for many of those who return from war.

"So far 20 percent of returning Iraq veterans who've sought VA care have done so for mental health issues. While the exact cost of compensating those injured in the Iraq war is uncertain, the VA already expects to pay $600 billion over the next three decades in disability payments to veterans of earlier wars."

So, what's another couple hundred billion dollars to help veterans of an unnecessary war get their lives back?

http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2004/09/29/news/
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