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Originally Posted by Kevsh
Well said, but what I also see as a big fallout here is what will happen when all of these troops come home? There is going to be some serious pyschological problems and more than a few unable to cope.
If they don't achieve their objective in stabilizing the country I would hate to see another Vietnam-like "welcome back" by the citizens (which, btw, has got to be one of the most embarassing periods in your country's history).
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Well - I definitely agree on the welcome home thing from Vietnam - but I also think that with the limited losses we have over in Iraq right now the public fervor hasnt spun up yet - and from what Ive seen of some of my employees husbands coming home - most seem to be in pretty good shape - but there are things that if youve never been near a war youve never experienced and those definitely do produce some real psychological problems - that said I think that I have to remember that even with the end of Korea (or at least the part that ended in the 50s) the effects are about what I would expect now - it was pretty much the same and the people involved had some small effects.
Remember also that since the Vietnam was we as a society have "invented" quite a few new maladies or illnesses that didnt exist back then
The new feel-gooders have had their way and that Im afraid has let to quite some softening of mental capacity to deal with issues - or at least has given quite a few new ways to blame issues on something other than yourself