Does Bush, Jr. Understand The Veterans' Suicide Rate Epidemic? And What Is He Doing About It?

The Commander-guy and America have a problem. War is not a video game.

"The US military is experiencing a “suicide epidemic” with veterans killing themselves at the rate of 120 a week, according to an investigation by US television network CBS.

At least 6,256 US veterans committed suicide in 2005 — an average of 17 a day — the network reported, with veterans overall more than twice as likely to take their own lives as the rest of the general population.

While the suicide rate among the general population was 8.9 per 100,000, the level among veterans was between 18.7 and 20.8 per 100,000.

That figure rose to 22.9 to 31.9 suicides per 100,000 among veterans aged 20 to 24 — almost four times the non-veteran average for the age group."

The President went missing during his service during the Vietnam War. The Vice President refused to serve in the military because 'he had better things to do'. So that is how they dealt with the stress related to military service and combat, so they have no compassion or understanding for the soldiers they command. Can't you just here Dick Cheney's sigh and see him rolling his eyes at this news.

17 per day?

What would be happening if they were turning their guns not on themselves, but on us and killing 17 per day?