I figure it like this. My husband spent quite a bit of time in the Middle East. He says the war on terror is a necessity, and he'd go back in a heartbeat if given the opportunity. Since he knows more about the subject far more, I trust his judgment.
I personally think there are far more important fish to fry, more threatening areas of the world to the civilized world than Iraq, and I don't understand why we didn't address those first rather than fretting over Iraq... At any rate, I think we need to stay off the political discussion and focus on the veterans themselves.

Nam, I completely agree with you. The VA doesn't provide the kind of therapy these veterans absolutely need. My husband has particpated in "groups" that are nothing more than a social session with a fancy name on them. They never taught him coping skills or anything. The only two forms of true therapy available here and in the Loma Linda VA areas are one, inpatient treatment or two, anger management. Both help, but they certainly don't cover anywhere near the entire scope of the kind of treatment of PTSD that they need.