According to this USA Today article U.S. commanders in Iraq are rejecting a recommendation by Army mental health experts that troops receive a one-month break for every three months in a combat zone, despite unprecedented levels of continuous fighting and worsening risks of mental stress.
This article says that the Army is considering whether it will have to extend the combat tours of troops in Iraq if President Bush opts to maintain the recent buildup of forces through spring 2008.
With the prospects of many more years in Iraq I suggest that our policies should honor our troops by truly caring for their mental health.
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will they ever learn?
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