Fresh perspective on America's use of military power
The Primacy of Healing
Tyler E. Boudreau, Truthout: "I am a veteran of the war in Iraq. Like many, I came home bearing an unexpected skepticism toward our operations there and a fresh perspective on America's use of military power. And also like many, I found myself emotionally and psychologically harried by my experiences on the battlefield. But unlike many, I landed after discharge in a community where criticism for the war was both socially acceptable and, in fact, quite common, leaving me free to process a distress which was directly connected to US foreign policy. I was, literally and figuratively, right at home. So, I couldn't help noticing how the political dissent of my community was facilitating my mental healing. That has given me reason to consider all the ways in which politics has corresponded with and influenced the understanding and acceptance of combat stress. And while combat stress survivors have, in some ways, benefited from this relationship; they have suffered from it as well."
http://www.truthout.org/042809J
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=combat+stress
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=veterans
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Tyler+E.+Boudreau
Tyler E. Boudreau, Truthout: "I am a veteran of the war in Iraq. Like many, I came home bearing an unexpected skepticism toward our operations there and a fresh perspective on America's use of military power. And also like many, I found myself emotionally and psychologically harried by my experiences on the battlefield. But unlike many, I landed after discharge in a community where criticism for the war was both socially acceptable and, in fact, quite common, leaving me free to process a distress which was directly connected to US foreign policy. I was, literally and figuratively, right at home. So, I couldn't help noticing how the political dissent of my community was facilitating my mental healing. That has given me reason to consider all the ways in which politics has corresponded with and influenced the understanding and acceptance of combat stress. And while combat stress survivors have, in some ways, benefited from this relationship; they have suffered from it as well."
http://www.truthout.org/042809J
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=combat+stress
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=veterans
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Tyler+E.+Boudreau
rudkla - 28. Apr, 17:55
