Posted on 11/13/2009 7:14:59 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army says morale has fallen among its forces in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war.
A new battlefield survey taken several months ago found instances of depression, anxiety and other psychological problems about the same as in 2007 — but there was a significant drop in unit morale. The Army also says there is a shortage of mental health workers to help soldiers, partly because of the troop buildup started this year by President Barack Obama.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
Obama doesn’t care.
Being cut for bait is not a policy destined to boost troop morale!
Qucik ... someone tell “O”!
The whippings will continue until morale improves.
as planned
And the short list of mental health workers got a little shorter last week.
How many mental heath worker were there in WWII???
Why is anyone surprised ?
Maybe the newly restrictive rules of engagement are having a negative impact on morale.
You think?
(I can tell you, from first-hand experience, they are.)
The blame ultimately rests with the dithering-in-chief.
IIRC, morale wasn’t that great during the Carter years. Fortunately, the Soviets were in worse shape than we imagined.
His PLAN is working. Read Barry's book, and observe Hussein's’ history. A duck is a duck. A Marxist is a Marxist.
He just happens to be the POTUS. Imagine that!
A few. They were referred to as “chaplain.”
My moral would be lower than whale chit too if that sorry POS was my CinC.
From the looks of things, I think they are safer in Afghanistan than at Ft. Hood. Oh yea, our mental health professionsals seem to be the biggest threat to our troops. That and PC policies.
No kidding. We’re leaving these brave young people over there with their asses hanging out. What do we expect.
They have a CIC that can’t find his ass with both hands and would prefer to vote “present” on all of it.
Top that with the major stall tactic for getting more boots on the ground, costing additional troop's lives,further showing that this miserable puppet, prezadint zero, is more than willing to let our heros die!
Shouldn't they be overjoyed??
This is nothing short of a travesty!
Militant
Considering this is from MSNBC and considering that the MSM has gone totally to the Left and considering the Left wants us out of Afghanistan for strategic reasons (proximity to Iran and Pakistan) and considering that lately we have been hearing calls for “an exit strategy” (why do you need an exit strategy unless you intend to retreat?) I consider it just the next propaganda piece to truly discourage the troops and prepare the American people for withdrawal. (Would that be called a run-on sentence? :-))
That would be a terrific blunder! Afghanistan is between Iran and Pakistan and right in the middle of the terrorist hotbed. If we withdraw, Pakistan and Iraq will fall into the hands of the terrorists and all our sacrifices will have been for naught. The terrorists will have a large base from which to attack the rest of the world. They will be able to seize most of the worlds oil supply.
This will result in a world of total turmoil and allow the One Worlders to seize power for good. After all, if the USA is on their side who can oppose them?
It is time for Pogo’s philosophy: “We have found the enemy and it is us!”
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