Just spoke with a journalist from Mother Jones

[Mari333]

who is seeking some answers as to WHY OUR SOLDIERS ARE BEING SENT BACK TO IRAQ OR BEING SENT TO IRAQ WITH SEVERE MEDICAL CONDITIONS
I see now my stepson, who has been diagnosed with Scoliosis, (and still being sent), is not the ONLY person suffering from a medical or psychiatric condition that is dangerous for them to be in the field, but they are sending them anyway...the journalist is working to expose this issue..
add to that: the Military families are getting a lot of flak for calling their kids at the base, because the military needs warm bodies and doesnt want the families to give them information as to how dangerous Iraq is, or to give the kids ANY LEGAL INFORMATION that might help them (as in the case of my stepson, who told me "dont call me here I can get in trouble"
lETS HOPE MOTHER JONES AND SOME OTHER NEWS OUTLETS COVER THIS, COVER THE WOUNDED AT WALTER REED, AND COVER THE CASKETS AT DOVER...ITS LONG OVERDUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
before one more child dies.
www.mfso.org
www.bringthemhomenow.com

[Raster]

1. ...canon fodder...plain and simple...

The military is would be hemorrhaging soldiers right now if not for the emergency "stop loss" orders from the pentagon. No one wants to be in the middle of the Iraq fray.

[judge_smales]

2. It an easy question-

Bec' we don't have enough soldiers and Rove says not to institute a draft during an election year.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Great job, Mari!!!

The story of how our soldiers are being treated is so under-reported.

I fear that the conflict in general is about to get much worse, given the troop rotation of green troops for experienced ones. And, Allah forbid, if something happens to Ayatollah Sistani, the whole country will erupt in civil war.

It's time we got out!!!

[Mari333]

4. so they are sending MY stepson, my husbands son

a GREEN kid with scoliosis into the middle of a civil war....and I cant call him, to give him legal advice..
THATS whats going on...and the mfso people told me they have numerous parents calling them whose sons and daughters were sent to Iraq, and came back so psychologically damaged it was unbelievable, and they are STILL sending them back

CHRIST!!! WHERES THE OUTRAGE??????????????

[demnan]

5. This should be front page news

on every newspaper in the United States and every newscast on T.V. but the media will continue to be accessories to this murder of two countries.

I take Mother Jones, I'll be looking for the story.

[DuctapeFatwa]

6. Military families should find Ted Patrick, wherever he is

and buy him a ticket to Iraq, to de-program their kids and bring them home.